This document discusses osteoarthritis, noting that it is a degenerative joint disease caused by factors like age, repetitive trauma, inflammation, and weight that can damage joints over time. It affects joints in the body like the hips, knees, spine, hands and ankles. Treatment options mentioned include therapies to lubricate joints, weight control, flat shoes, surgery procedures like high tibial osteotomy, maquet procedure, and total knee arthroplasty, as well as imaging like x-rays to diagnose joint changes.
This document discusses osteoarthritis, noting that it is a degenerative joint disease caused by factors like age, repetitive trauma, inflammation, and weight that can damage joints over time. It affects joints in the body like the hips, knees, spine, hands and ankles. Treatment options mentioned include therapies to lubricate joints, weight control, flat shoes, surgery procedures like high tibial osteotomy, maquet procedure, and total knee arthroplasty, as well as imaging like x-rays to diagnose joint changes.
This document discusses osteoarthritis, noting that it is a degenerative joint disease caused by factors like age, repetitive trauma, inflammation, and weight that can damage joints over time. It affects joints in the body like the hips, knees, spine, hands and ankles. Treatment options mentioned include therapies to lubricate joints, weight control, flat shoes, surgery procedures like high tibial osteotomy, maquet procedure, and total knee arthroplasty, as well as imaging like x-rays to diagnose joint changes.
INTRODUCTION JOINT WEIGHT POSITION AGE REPETITIVE TRAUMA INFLAMMATION FRACTURE OSTEOARTHRITIS THERAPY LUBRICATING BODY WEIGTH CONTROL FLAT SHOES SURGERY HIGH TIBIAL OSTEOTOMY MAQUET PROCEDURE TOTAL KNEE ARTHTOPLASTY Imaging X-rays: ❑ Narrowing of the joint space ❑ Subarticular sclerosis ❑ Cysts close to the articular surface ❑ Osteophytes OA of the hip OA of the knee OA of the spine OA of the interphalangeal joints of the hand OA of the ankle THANK YOU