Osteoarthritis
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Brain gray matter decrease in chronic pain is the consequence and not the cause of pain.

2 Nov 2009 Recently, local morphologic alterations of the brain in areas ascribable to the transmission of pain were reported in patients suffering from chronic pain. Although some authors discussed these findings as damage or loss of brain gray matter, one of ... Read more...

Is elevated noradrenaline an aetiological factor in a number of diseases?

29 Sep 2009 1 Here I put forth the hypothesis that noradrenaline (NA), which is a signalling molecule in the brain and sympathetic nervous system (SNS), is an aetiological factor in a number of diseases. 2 In a previous paper (Fitzgerald, Int. J. Cancer, 124, ... Read more...

The pathogenesis of osteoarthritis in cerebral palsy.

29 Sep 2009 The morphogenesis, remodeling, and degeneration of diarthroidial joints are directly under the control of the loading histories created by the musculoskeletal system during development and aging. The altered loading histories in individuals with ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Osteoarthritis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Brain gray matter decrease in chronic pain is the consequence and not the cause of pain. 2 Nov 2009
• Is elevated noradrenaline an aetiological factor in a number of diseases? 29 Sep 2009
• The pathogenesis of osteoarthritis in cerebral palsy. 29 Sep 2009
• Cerebral palsy lifetime care - four musculoskeletal conditions. 29 Sep 2009
• CCL20/CCR6 chemokine/receptor expression in bone tissue from osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis patients: different response of osteoblasts in the two groups. 29 Sep 2009
• Effects of the cyclooxygenase inhibiting nitric oxide donator naproxcinod versus naproxen on systemic blood pressure in patients with osteoarthritis. 13 Sep 2009
• Responsiveness of the Effective Consumer Scale (EC-17). 30 Aug 2009
• IL1 polymorphisms may predispose distal interphalangeal joints of the hands to effects of mechanical overload. 30 Aug 2009
• Current world literature. 30 Aug 2009
• Experiencing painful osteoarthritis: what have we learned from listening? 30 Aug 2009
• Psychosocial factors and the pain experience of osteoarthritis patients: new findings and new directions. 30 Aug 2009
• Measurement of change in function and disability in osteoarthritis: current approaches and future challenges. 30 Aug 2009
• Older adults' pain communication: the effect of interruption. 30 Aug 2009
• Vitamin D metabolites as clinical markers in autoimmune and chronic disease. 30 Aug 2009
• A radiologic and histologic study of the os peroneum: prevalence, morphology, and relationship to degenerative joint disease of the foot and ankle in a cadaveric sample. 30 Aug 2009
• New options for fixing an arthritic ankle. 30 Aug 2009
• Calcification of articular cartilage in human osteoarthritis. 30 Aug 2009
• Type II collagen levels correlate with mineralization by articular cartilage vesicles. 30 Aug 2009
• The link between structural damage and pain in a genetic model of osteoarthritis and intervertebral disc degeneration: a joint misadventure. 30 Aug 2009
• Decreased physical function and increased pain sensitivity in mice deficient for type IX collagen. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Osteoarthritis'

Definition: 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.

Descriptor UI: D010003

Alternative terms: Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritides; Osteoarthrosis; Osteoarthroses; Arthritis, Degenerative; Arthritides, Degenerative; Degenerative Arthritides; Degenerative Arthritis; Osteoarthrosis Deformans;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C05.550.114.606; C05.799.613;

Technical Notes: most common form of arthritis