Osteoarthritis Teaching 2315
Patient/caregiver instructed osteoarthritis is a degenerative, noninflammatory joint disease. The cartilage that protects the ends of bones is worn away. It can affect all mobile joints, especially weight-bearing joints: hip, knee, and spinal column. Risk factors are advanced age, trauma, overuse of joints, genetic tendency, obesity, metabolic or endocrine abnormalities.
Reviewed September 2018
Reviewed for general reference only. Adapt to your patient, agency policy, and scope of practice.
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