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    Osteoarthritis is a chronic disorder associated with damage to cartilage and surrounding tissues, characterized by pain, stiffness, and loss of function, and is the most common type of arthritis. Risk factors include being overweight, aging, joint injury, genetic defects, and stresses from jobs or sports. It commonly causes pain in the knees but can affect other joints like the hips and hands. Combating osteoarthritis involves losing weight, exercising, and potentially knee replacement surgery for more severe cases.

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    Osteoarthritis is a chronic disorder associated with damage to cartilage and surrounding tissues, characterized by pain, stiffness, and loss of function, and is the most common type of arthritis. Risk factors include being overweight, aging, joint injury, genetic defects, and stresses from jobs or sports. It commonly causes pain in the knees but can affect other joints like the hips and hands. Combating osteoarthritis involves losing weight, exercising, and potentially knee replacement surgery for more severe cases.

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    Osteoarthritis is a chronic disorder associated with damage to cartilage and surrounding tissues, characterized by pain, stiffness, and loss of function, and is the most common type of arthritis. Risk factors include being overweight, aging, joint injury, genetic defects, and stresses from jobs or sports. It commonly causes pain in the knees but can affect other joints like the hips and hands. Combating osteoarthritis involves losing weight, exercising, and potentially knee replacement surgery for more severe cases.

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    Osteoarthritis

    Samuel Cano
    1/12/16

    What is it?

    chronicdisorderassociated with damage to the


    cartilage and surrounding tissues and characterized by
    pain, stiffness, and loss of function
    Most common type of arthritis

    Risk factors
    Being overweight.
    Getting older.
    Joint injury.
    Joints that are not properly formed.
    A genetic defect in joint cartilage.
    Stresses on the joints from certain jobs and playing
    sports

    What it does it do

    pain hits the knees especially, but many people with


    osteoarthritis also have it in their hips, hands, and
    elsewhere

    How to combat it
    Lose weight
    Exercise
    More drastic
    Knee replacement

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