Recent updates of diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment on osteoarthritis of the knee

S Jang, K Lee, JH Ju - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative and chronic joint disease characterized by clinical
symptoms and distortion of joint tissues. It primarily damages joint cartilage, causing pain …

Subchondral bone microenvironment in osteoarthritis and pain

Y Hu, X Chen, S Wang, Y Jing, J Su - Bone research, 2021 - nature.com
Osteoarthritis comprises several joint disorders characterized by articular cartilage
degeneration and persistent pain, causing disability and economic burden. The incidence of …

Benefits and mechanisms of exercise training for knee osteoarthritis

CY Zeng, ZR Zhang, ZM Tang, FZ Hua - Frontiers in physiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Knee osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative disease. Cartilage and subchondral bone
degeneration, as well as synovitis, are the main pathological changes associated with knee …

Changes in the osteochondral unit during osteoarthritis: structure, function and cartilage–bone crosstalk

SR Goldring, MB Goldring - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2016 - nature.com
In diarthrodial joints, the articular cartilage, calcified cartilage, and subchondral cortical and
trabecular bone form a biocomposite—referred to as the osteochondral unit—that is …

Subchondral bone osteoclasts induce sensory innervation and osteoarthritis pain

S Zhu, J Zhu, G Zhen, Y Hu, S An, Y Li… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Joint pain is the defining symptom of osteoarthritis (OA) but its origin and mechanisms
remain unclear. Here, we investigated an unprecedented role of osteoclast-initiated …

Mechanisms of osteoarthritis (OA) pain

TW O'Neill, DT Felson - Current osteoporosis reports, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Osteoarthritis (OA) is a major cause of pain and disability
worldwide. There is, however, a relatively poor correlation between the severity of OA based …

Osteoarthritis: an update with relevance for clinical practice

JWJ Bijlsma, F Berenbaum, FPJG Lafeber - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Osteoarthritis is thought to be the most prevalent chronic joint disease. The incidence of
osteoarthritis is rising because of the ageing population and the epidemic of obesity. Pain …

[HTML][HTML] Intraarticular injections (corticosteroid, hyaluronic acid, platelet rich plasma) for the knee osteoarthritis

E Ayhan, H Kesmezacar, I Akgun - World journal of orthopedics, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a complex “whole joint” disease pursued by inflammatory mediators,
rather than purely a process of “wear and tear”. Besides cartilage degradation, synovitis …

The role of synovitis in pathophysiology and clinical symptoms of osteoarthritis

J Sellam, F Berenbaum - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2010 - nature.com
Osteoarthritis (OA), one of the most common rheumatic disorders, is characterized by
cartilage breakdown and by synovial inflammation that is directly linked to clinical symptoms …

Mechanisms and targets of angiogenesis and nerve growth in osteoarthritis

PI Mapp, DA Walsh - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2012 - nature.com
During osteoarthritis (OA), angiogenesis is increased in the synovium, osteophytes and
menisci and leads to ossification in osteophytes and the deep layers of articular cartilage …