Osteoarthritis or degenerative joint disease, is the most common form of arthritis. It most often affects middle-aged and older people, involving the neck, lower back, knees, hips and fingers.

Philadelphia, Pa. (February 19, 2013) - Follow-up data on patients with degenerative disease of the upper (cervical) spinal vertebrae show little or no evidence of worsening degeneration over time ...

Osteoarthritis is the most common chronic joint condition. OA as mostly abbreviated is also called wear-and-tear arthritis, degenerative arthritis, and degenerative joint disease. According to a ...

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease caused by the breakdown of cartilage that afflicts more than 35 million adults in the U.S. The exact mechanism of cartilage breakdown in ...