Osteoarthritis: Is OA a mechanical or systemic disease?

Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2014 Sep;10(9):515-6. doi: 10.1038/nrrheum.2014.114. Epub 2014 Jul 15.

Authors

Flavia M Cicuttini¹, Anita E Wluka¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia.

PMID: 25023454
DOI: 10.1038/nrrheum.2014.114

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Biomechanical Phenomena
Cytokines / metabolism
Hand / pathology*
Humans
Inflammation
Obesity / physiopathology*
Osteoarthritis / pathology
Osteoarthritis / physiopathology*
Osteoarthritis, Knee / pathology

Substances

Cytokines