Osteoarthritis of the shoulder. Close-up of the shoulder of an 82-year-old female patient affected by severe osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis (or arthro

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Osteoarthritis of the shoulder. Close-up of the shoulder of an 82-year-old female patient affected by severe osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis (or arthrosis) is a common degenerative disease characterised by a loss of the cartilage that lines the joints between bones. This leads to pain, swelling and occasionally may result in the loss of function of the affected joint. No specific cure exists for but symptoms may be relieved through analgesic drugs and physiotherapy. Joint-replacement surgery is used in some of the most severe cases.

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