Definition : A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially
in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but
from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage.
In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans. [MeSH];
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially
in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but
from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage.
In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans. [MeSH]