Osteoarthritis
Also written as OA.
Mechanical pain that improves with rest is osteoarthritis.
What our notes say
- Mechanical pain that improves with rest is osteoarthritis. (Junior Clerkship in Internal Medicine (MBIM4100) main exam, Paper One: 31 Januar)
- With a hand on the patella during extension and flexion, osteoarthritis may produce a palpable grinding sensation (crepitus). (muscuskeletal exam — Past Paper Questions & Answers)
- Joint line tenderness suggests medial or lateral meniscal injury (or osteoarthritis). (muscuskeletal exam — Past Paper Questions & Answers)
- Outcome: Subchondral infarcts collapse → secondary osteoarthritis. (Bone & Joint Pathology: Basic Structure, Cells, and Fractures)
- Joints: Infections - osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, seronegative spondyloarthropathies (Human Pathology)
- Musculoskeletal SystemIncreased mechanical stress on joints, particularly in the knees and hips, leading to osteoarthritis and chronic pain. (Integrated Tissue Metabolism -LAQs and SAQs)