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Osteoarthritic joint pain.
Osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative disease associated with joint pain and loss of joint function. It has an estimated incidence of 4 out of every 100 people and significantly reduces the quality of life in affected individuals. The major symptoms are chronic pain, swelling and stiffness; sever...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores Corporativos: | , |
| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ :
John Wiley & Sons,
2004.
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| Colección: | Novartis Foundation symposium ;
260. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative disease associated with joint pain and loss of joint function. It has an estimated incidence of 4 out of every 100 people and significantly reduces the quality of life in affected individuals. The major symptoms are chronic pain, swelling and stiffness; severe, chronic joint pain is often the central factor that causes patients to seek medical attention. Within the affected joint, there is focal degradation and remodelling of articular cartilage, new bone formation (osteophytes) and mild synovitis. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 292 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0470867639 9780470867631 9780470867587 0470867582 |