Osteoarthritis

Question 1

What are the general features of OA?
Classification

Answer 1

Question 2

What are the RF of OA?

Answer 2

Question 3

What are the pathological features of OA?

Answer 3

Cartilage loss + bone remodelling due to uneven loading

Question 4

What are the SS of OA?

Answer 4

Question 5

What are the hand joints and knees affected in OA?

Answer 5

Question 6

How is the hip and spine affected in OA?

Answer 6

Question 7

What is the ddx for OA?

Answer 7

Question 8

What PE done for OA?

Answer 8

Question 9

What Ix done for suspected OA?

Answer 9

Question 10

What is the medical treatment of OA?

Answer 10

Question 11

What is surgical treatment for OA?

Answer 11

Question 12

What is the complication of OA?

Answer 12

OA with calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD)
 General features
* May be present in as many as 30 – 60% of unselected OA patients
* OA with CPPD is not any more rapidly progressive than OA alone but some may develop
rapidly progressive destructive arthropathy
* Presence of CPPD may modify OA symptoms especially with longer early morning
stiffness and more signs of synovitis