Posts Tagged: facts about osteoarthritis

What is Osteoarthritis? An Overview from an Orthopedic Surgeon

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under Osteoarthritis.

What is osteoarthritis? Simply stated, osteoarthritis is the breakdown of the articular cartilage that covers the ends of the bones that make up your joints What is articular cartilage and what is a joint? Let’s start with the definition of a joint. Look at your body anywhere it bends. There is a joint located there…. Read more »

10 Facts About Osteoarthritis on World Arthritis Day

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under Arthritis, Joint Pains, Osteoarthritis.

World Arthritis Day 2015 Arthritis affects millions of people around the world. And nearly 40 million Americans have some kind of arthritis including millions of children. Over 20 million people in the U.S. have osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is a joint disease characterized by the degeneration of joint cartilage in your body. It can affect any of… Read more »