Thelansis

  Osteoarthritis (OA) is a multifactorial disease process whereby progressive musculoskeletal pain and limitation in the movement are accompanied by the loss of articular cartilage, sclerotic and cystic changes in local bone, and osteophyte formation. OA is a joint condition whose presentation so differs between men and women in its attributes that both prevention activities and treatment would benefit from recognition of this dimorphism. These structural and anatomic differences between the sexes are observed early and later in life. Articular cartilage of the distal femur is less thick in girls and women than in boys and men—pain in the affected joint, including thickening of the joint capsule and the formation of osteophytes. ~43.3% have pain, aching, or stiffness osteoarthritis on most days. Reports of pain increased with age up to 68% of patients and were higher in blacks than in whites and in women than in men, 47.6% and 37.4%, respectively.   In the US, the total pr...