Osteoarthritis

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Understand Diseases - Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis commonly affects the¹⁰:
-	Hip and knee
-	Fingers and
-	Lumbar spine

Clinical features of osteoarthritis are^10,11:

-	Pain, usually exacerbated by movement
-	Affects one joint or more asymmetrically
-	Stiffness, particularly when a person resumes activity after a period of rest. Usually takes 30mins to "loosen up" their joints
-	Creaking joints and palpable crepitus
-	Local signs of inflammation (redness, warmth, and swelling)
-	Joint movement is restricted, and joint instability may be detected in advanced cases

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Osteoarthritis