What Do You Know About Osteoarthritis?
Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis. Learn more about this disease by taking the following quiz. It's based on information from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.
2. Which of these makes it more likely to get osteoarthritis?
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Researchers think that osteoarthritis is caused by a combination of advancing age, excess body weight, past joint injury, and family history. But each person is different. In some people, the disease gets worse quickly. And in others, the symptoms are more serious. In most cases, osteoarthritis develops slowly. At first, joints may ache after you exercise or do other physical activity. The joints most often affected by osteoarthritis are the hands, knees, hips, and spine.
7. Surgery can sometimes be done to treat osteoarthritis.
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In some cases, surgery may be done to treat osteoarthritis. Joint surgery such as a hip or knee replacement may be advised if:
- The pain is severe
- Other treatments have not been helpful
- An X-ray shows there is no space between the 2 bones of a joint
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