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Can whiplash cause osteoarthritis?
Yes any injury to sites that involve the joints can lead to osteoarthritis.
Can lack of calcium cause osteoarthritis?
Osteoarthritis is not caused by a lack of calcium. Osteoarthritis is the result of the wearing down of cartilage in the joints of the body and is most prevalent in the big weight bearing joints.
Can an injury cause artharitis?
Yes it can Osteoarthritis can be the result of injured joints not quite healing perfectly.
Does osteoarthritis usually involve bilateral joints and why?
Osteoarthritis is the wear and tear on the joints. Bilateral means affecting two sides equally, symmetry.
Does double jointed cause arthritis?
hyper-mobility or double jointedness causes abnormal distribution of wear and tear on joints, leading to the joints wearing and this can lead to osteoarthritis.
What Pathology is characteristic of osteoarthritis?
Osteoarthritis is adisorder of the joints characterized by progressive deterioration of articular cartilage.
Does osteoarthritis totally destroy cartilage in joints is there a remedy?
Osteoarthritis can lead to the total distruction of cartilage in joints, However early intervention with treatment is important to help limit the extent of damage and the amount of pain involved for the sufferer. there is no cure for osteoarthritis.
Indentify the structures in the skeletal system affected by osteoarthritis?
joints
What is Wear and tear on joints that effects older people?
Osteoarthritis.
What are knots on last finger joints?
Heberden's Nodes/osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis may develop as a result of mechanical stress on the?
Cartilage of joints
Causes of rheumatism?
Because there are many different types of rheumatic diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, there can be various different causes. While a cause of osteoarthritis can include the wear and tear of joints, rheumatoid arthritis can be caused by an autoimmune disorder.
