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Osteoarthritis of spine

MedGen UID:
389941
•Concept ID:
C2350242
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Osteoarthritis of Spine; Osteoarthritis of the Spine; Osteoarthritis, Spinal; Osteoarthritis, Spine; Spinal Osteoarthritis; Spine Osteoarthritis
SNOMED CT: Spinal osteoarthritis (68859000); Osteoarthritis of spine (8847002); OA - Osteoarthritis of the spine (8847002); OA - Osteoarthritis of spine (8847002)

Definition

A degenerative joint disease involving the SPINE. It is characterized by progressive deterioration of the spinal articular cartilage (CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR), usually with hardening of the subchondral bone and outgrowth of bone spurs (OSTEOPHYTE). [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOsteoarthritis of spine

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical utility of spine bone density in elderly women.
Schneider DL, Bettencourt R, Barrett-Connor E
J Clin Densitom 2006 Jul-Sep;9(3):255-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2006.04.116. PMID: 16931341Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clinical factors as predictors of the risk of falls and subsequent bone fractures due to osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.
Komatsu T, Kim KJ, Kaminai T, Okuizumi H, Kamioka H, Okada S, Park H, Hasegawa A, Mutoh Y, Yamamoto I
J Bone Miner Metab 2006;24(5):419-24. doi: 10.1007/s00774-006-0704-1. PMID: 16937276

Diagnosis

Clinical factors as predictors of the risk of falls and subsequent bone fractures due to osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.
Komatsu T, Kim KJ, Kaminai T, Okuizumi H, Kamioka H, Okada S, Park H, Hasegawa A, Mutoh Y, Yamamoto I
J Bone Miner Metab 2006;24(5):419-24. doi: 10.1007/s00774-006-0704-1. PMID: 16937276

Prognosis

Clinical factors as predictors of the risk of falls and subsequent bone fractures due to osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.
Komatsu T, Kim KJ, Kaminai T, Okuizumi H, Kamioka H, Okada S, Park H, Hasegawa A, Mutoh Y, Yamamoto I
J Bone Miner Metab 2006;24(5):419-24. doi: 10.1007/s00774-006-0704-1. PMID: 16937276

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical factors as predictors of the risk of falls and subsequent bone fractures due to osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.
Komatsu T, Kim KJ, Kaminai T, Okuizumi H, Kamioka H, Okada S, Park H, Hasegawa A, Mutoh Y, Yamamoto I
J Bone Miner Metab 2006;24(5):419-24. doi: 10.1007/s00774-006-0704-1. PMID: 16937276

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