Osteoarthritis

Degenerative joint disease 

 

Causes

  1. Metabolic joint disease
    • Abnormal lipid handling
    • Inherited hypercholesterolaemia and related disroders
    • Gout
    • Pyrophosphate arthropathies
    • Diabetes mellitus
  2. Inflammatory joint disease
    • Infective arthritis - gonococcus, salmonella
    • Non-infective: RA, ank spond, psoriatic
  3. Trauma
    • Joint trauma
    • Repetitive strain
  4. Congenital
    • Achondroplasia

 

Joints affected

  • Hip
  • Knee
  • Shoulder
  • Elbow
  • TMJ