Osteoarthritis, knee

Therapeutic area
Rheumatology
Rare disease
No

Definition
Noninflammatory degenerative disease of the knee joint consisting of three large categories: conditions that block normal synchronous movement, conditions that produce abnormal pathways of motion, and conditions that cause stress concentration resulting in changes to articular cartilage. (Crenshaw, Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics, 8th ed, p2019)
Genetic basis
No
Non-human condition
No
Rare disease
No
Listing at source
Listed
Condition name
Osteoarthritis, knee
Alternative names
  • osteoarthritis, knee
Therapeutic area
Rheumatology

Disease mechanisms
  • Inflammatory
All therapeutic areas
  • Rheumatology
Severity
Mild

MONDO ID
Parent condition
MONDO:0005178

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