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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. |
Arthritis, Degenerative,Osteoarthrosis,Osteoarthrosis Deformans,Arthroses,Arthrosis,Arthritides, Degenerative,Degenerative Arthritides,Degenerative Arthritis,Osteoarthritides,Osteoarthroses |
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| D011379 |
Prognosis |
A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations. |
Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses |
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| D006621 |
Hip Joint |
The joint that is formed by the articulation of the head of FEMUR and the ACETABULUM of the PELVIS. |
Acetabulofemoral Joint,Acetabulofemoral Joints,Hip Joints,Joint, Acetabulofemoral,Joint, Hip,Joints, Acetabulofemoral,Joints, Hip |
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| D006801 |
Humans |
Members of the species Homo sapiens. |
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man |
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| D001168 |
Arthritis |
Acute or chronic inflammation of JOINTS. |
Oligoarthritis,Polyarthritis,Arthritides,Oligoarthritides,Polyarthritides |
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| D001172 |
Arthritis, Rheumatoid |
A chronic systemic disease, primarily of the joints, marked by inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures, widespread fibrinoid degeneration of the collagen fibers in mesenchymal tissues, and by atrophy and rarefaction of bony structures. Etiology is unknown, but autoimmune mechanisms have been implicated. |
Rheumatoid Arthritis |
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| D001174 |
Arthrodesis |
The surgical fixation of a joint by a procedure designed to accomplish fusion of the joint surfaces by promoting the proliferation of bone cells. (Dorland, 28th ed) |
Arthrodeses |
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