DEGENERATIVE DISEASES OF THE JOINTS AND SPINE COLUMN (OSTEOARTHRITIS, OSTEOCHONDROSIS
DEGENERATIVE DISEASES OF THE JOINTS AND SPINE COLUMN (OSTEOARTHRITIS, OSTEOCHONDROSIS Practice Essentials Osteoarthritis is the most common type of joint disease, affecting more than 20 million individuals in the United States alone. It can be thought of as a degenerative disorder arising from the biochemical breakdown of articular (hyaline) cartilage