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Osteoarthritis is an illness during which cartilages in the end of the [[Bone|bone]] are breaking, this causes | Osteoarthritis is an illness during which cartilages in the end of the [[Bone|bone]] are breaking, this causes joint swelling and pain in patients. There are no exact causes of disease found, but mostly osteoarthritis forms due to injury, secondary arthritis conditions, due to age or [[Obesity|obesity]]<ref>NHS. NHS Choices: Osteoarthritis. 27/4/15 [Cited 5/12/16]; Available from: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Osteoarthritis/Pages/Introduction.aspx#causes</ref>. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:55, 3 December 2017
Osteoarthritis is an illness during which cartilages in the end of the bone are breaking, this causes joint swelling and pain in patients. There are no exact causes of disease found, but mostly osteoarthritis forms due to injury, secondary arthritis conditions, due to age or obesity[1].
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- ↑ NHS. NHS Choices: Osteoarthritis. 27/4/15 [Cited 5/12/16]; Available from: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Osteoarthritis/Pages/Introduction.aspx#causes