Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability and its incidence is rising due to
increasing obesity and an ageing population. Risk factors can be divided into person-level …

Chronic pain conditions are multifactorial disorders with a high frequency in the population.
Their pathophysiology is often unclear, and treatment is inefficient. During the last 20 years …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common joint disorders worldwide. Its prevalence is
increasing because of the growing aging of the population in developed and developing …

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis worldwide and is a major
cause of pain and disability in elderly people. The health economic burden of osteoarthritis …

Osteoarthritis (OA) has a considerable hereditary component and is considered to be a
polygenic disease. Data derived from genetic analyses and genome-wide screening of …

Knee osteoarthritis remains a tremendous public health concern, both in terms of health‐
related quality of life and financial burden of disease. Translational research is a critical step …

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a multifactorial disease with strong genetic and
occupational components. Although published studies have described several risk factors …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common cause of arthritis and represents an enormous
healthcare burden in industrialized societies. Current therapeutic approaches for OA are …

The cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for the initiation and progression of
osteoarthritis (OA), and in particular cartilage degeneration in OA, are not completely …

The objective of this review is to provide an overview of the current status of osteoarthritis
(OA) as one of the most common joint disorders worldwide. Despite being the 11th cause of …