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Osteoartritis
Nombres alternativos:
Enfermedad articular degenerativa; Osteoartritis hipertrófica; Osteoartrosis; EAD; Osteoartritis (artritis)
SÃntomas:
-
Comienzo leve y gradual de
dolor articular
profundo que:
- empeora después del ejercicio o de soportar un peso
- con frecuencia se alivia con el reposo
- Movimiento limitado
- Inflamación articular
- Rigidez en la mañana
- Crepitación de la articulación con el movimiento
- Dolor articular cuando el clima es lluvioso
Nota: puede ser asintomática.
Signos y exámenes:
Un examen fÃsico puede indicar rango limitado de movimiento, crepitación de las articulaciones con el movimiento, asà como sensibilidad e inflamación articular.
Una radiografÃa de las articulaciones afectadas muestra pérdida del espacio articular y, en casos avanzados, desgaste de los extremos del hueso y espolones óseos.
Referencias:
Harris ED, Budd RC, Genovese MC, Firestein GS, Sargent JS, Sledge CB, Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology , 7th ed. St. Louis, MO; W.B. Saunders; 2005.
US Food and Drug Administration. FDA Announces Series of Changes to the Class of Marketed Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) . Rockville, MD: National Press Office; April 7, 2005. Press Release P05-16.
US Food and Drug Administration. FDA Issues Public Health Advisory Recommending Limited Use of Cox-2 Inhibitors . Rockville, MD: National Press Office; December 23, 2004. Talk Paper T04-61.
- Fecha de revisión: 10/20/2005
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Kevin B. Freedman, MD, MSCE, Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Specialists, Bryn Mawr, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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