Week 13

Question 1

What is the most common chronic condition of the joints?

Answer 1

Osteoarthritis

Question 2

Rheumatic disease is comprised of how many different conditions?

Answer 2

100

Question 3

Is osteoarthritis systemic?

Answer 3

No

Question 4

How does osteoarthritis develop?

Answer 4

Cartilage deterioration “Wear and tear disease”

Question 5

Is osteoarthrosis a regenerative or degenerative disease?

Answer 5

Degenerative - worsens over
time with a gradual onset

Question 6

What are the (2) types of OA?

Answer 6

Primary and Secondary

Question 7

What type of OA is generally age-related and develops over time without a specific cause?

Answer 7

Primary

Question 8

What type of OA is the result of a specific underlying cause, such as trauma, obesity, or another disease?

Answer 8

Secondary

Question 9

What are risk factors for OA? (8) Name a few

Answer 9

• Older age
• Gender
• Obesity (extra weight on joints)
• Strenuous/repetitive work/activities
• Previous joint injuries
• Genetic factors
• Anatomic deformities
• Mechanical injury

Question 10

Clinical manifestations of OA?

Answer 10

• Joints (Range from mild discomfort to significant disability)
• Pain
• Stiffness: usually lasts 30 minutes or less
• Swelling
• Crepitus
• Instability
• Joint dysfunction
• Deformity

Question 11

When joints are crackling, popping, or have a grating sound or sensation that occurs when the surfaces of a joint move against each other, this is called?

Answer 11

Crepitus

Question 12

OA can appear as early as how many years of age?

Answer 12

40 years