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Arthritis: Joints
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Arthritis is a disease of the joint. A joint is where the ends of two or more bones meet. The knee joint, for example, is formed between the bones of the lower leg (the tibia and the fibula) and the thighbone (the femur). The hip joint is where the top of the thighbone (femoral head) meets a concave portion of the pelvis (the acetabulum).
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Arthritis can attack joints in almost any part of the body. Some forms of arthritis cause changes you can see and feel -- such as swelling, warmth, and redness in your joints. With some types of arthritis, the pain and swelling last only a short time, but can be quite bad. Other types cause less troublesome symptoms, but still slowly damage your joints. Most types of arthritis are chronic, which means they can go on for a long period of time.
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Arthritis symptoms vary from one individual to another. Common symptoms of arthritis include joint pain and stiffness caused by joint inflammation. In some cases, an individual can develop uric acid or calcium phosphate crystals in the affected joints, which increase pain and decrease mobility. Symptoms of arthritis affect the whole body, and may cause fatigue, weight loss, anemia, and can ... affect the heart, eyes, and lungs.
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Arthritis is a general term that means pain, stiffness and inflammation in the joints of the body. There are more than 150 types of arthritis. There is no cure for arthritis. Management techniques can include medical treatment and medication, physiotherapy and exercise.
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Arthritis is a joint disorder featuring inflammation. A joint is an area of the body where two different bones meet. A joint functions to move the body parts connected by its bones. Arthritis literally means inflammation of one or more joints.
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