[Surgical treatment of osteoarthritis of the hip].
1952
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MeSH Term
Description
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D010003
Osteoarthritis
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.
A definite pathologic process with a characteristic set of signs and symptoms. It may affect the whole body or any of its parts, and its etiology, pathology, and prognosis may be known or unknown.
Diseases
D006615
Hip
The projecting part on each side of the body, formed by the side of the pelvis and the top portion of the femur.