Osteoarthritis diagnostic and treatment

Olli SaalastiVM 1

16.4.2012

1. What is osteoarthritis

2. How does the joint works normally

3. Signs and symptoms

4. Diagnosting osteoarthritis

5. Treating osteoarthritis

6. References

Outline

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common

joint disease in the world.

OA causes pathologic alterations in

articular tissues resultingin pain and

disability

What is osteoarthritis

Joints connect two or more bones to

each other.

Classification by structure and

funcktion

How does the joint works normally

Three structural types of joints

Fibrous joint Cartilaginous joint Synovial joint

Three functional types of joints Ampiarthrosis Synarthrosis Diarthrosis

How does the joint works normally

Synovial joints are highly mobile in comparison with other types of joints. Structure of synovial joint: Articular capsule Synovial membrane Articular cavity Articular cartilage

How does the joint works normally

During exercise will the articular cartilage be

compressed and synovial fluid works as a

friction adjuster.

How does the joint works normally

OA causes:

Pain Stiffnes Lameness

Cold weather is increasing pain and stiffness.

Sometimes joint may fill up with fluid which increase stiffness

Signs and symptoms

Diagnosting osteoarthritis

In OA the articular cartilage is

damaged. When articular cartage

gets damaged it does not heal

anymore. It can be damaged in

several different ways but the most

common ways are; overwork,

overweight, inflammation and lack of

moving

X-ray has been for a long time golden

standard for diagnosis. As far as X-ray is

not able to note early stages of OA,

science has tried to find new ways to

diagnose OA.

Diagnosting osteoarthritis

One of the new diagnoses is made by

searching synovial fluid markers from

blood and urea. This diagnose way allows

to note OA much earlier than X-ray, which

is important to get best results in

treatment.

Diagnosting osteoarthritis

OA is lifelong disease. There are only

few options to get rid of it; joint

prosthesis and other surgical methods.

After OA diagnoses only what can be

done is a pain relief and an attempt to

reduce cartilage destruction

Treating osteoarthritis

How to prevent OA?

Physical training

Warm-up

A healthy diet

Avoidance of overweight

Treating osteoarthritis

Synovial fluid markers of osteoarthritis in dogs;

Derek B. Fox, DVM, and James L. Cook, DVM, PhD, DACVS Effect of the use of carprofen in dogs undergoing

intense rehabilitation after lateral fabellar suture stabilization; Wanda J. Gordon-Evans, DVM, PhD; Diane Dunning, DVM, MS, DACVS; Ann L. Johnson, DVM, MS, DACVS; Kim E. Knap, BS

Effects of meloxicam on severity of lameness and other clinical signs of osteoarthritis in dogs; Kurt D. Peterson, DVM, and Thomas J. Keefe, PhD

References

1.

A. What is OA?

B. How joints are classified?

C. Synovial fluid functions?

D. OA causes?

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2.Synonyms:Common Damage Healthy Overweight

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3.Antithesis:EarlySeveralStiff

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4.A. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint

disease in the B. OA causes pathologic alterations in articular

tissues resultingin C. Synovial joints are highly

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Answers:1.A. joint diseaseB. by structure and funcktionC. works as a friction adjusterD. pain and disability

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2.Synonyms:Common - Popular Damage - InjuryHealthy - BeneficialOverweight - Fat

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3.Antithesis:Early - LateSeveral - FewStiff - Relaxed/loose

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A. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint

disease in the world B. OA causes pathologic alterations in articular

tissues resultingin pain and disability C. Synovial joints are highly mobile

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