Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is one of the most debilitating diseases affecting millions of people worldwide. However, there is no FDA approved disease modifying drug specifically for OA. Surgery remains an effective last resort to restore the function of the joints. As the aging populations increase worldwide, t...
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| description | Osteoarthritis is one of the most debilitating diseases affecting millions of people worldwide. However, there is no FDA approved disease modifying drug specifically for OA. Surgery remains an effective last resort to restore the function of the joints. As the aging populations increase worldwide, the number of OA patients increases dramatically in recent years and is expected to increase in many years to come. This is a book that summarizes recent advance in OA diagnosis, treatment, and surgery. It includes wide ranging topics from the cutting edge gene therapy to alternative medicine. Such multifaceted approaches are necessary to develop novel and effective therapy to cure OA in the future. In this book, different surgical methods are described to restore the function of the joints. In addition, various treatment options are presented, mainly to reduce the pain and enhance the life quality of the OA patients. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-656782024-03-31T22:43:55Z Osteoarthritis Chen, Qian Immunology thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJC Diseases and disorders::MJCM Immunology Osteoarthritis is one of the most debilitating diseases affecting millions of people worldwide. However, there is no FDA approved disease modifying drug specifically for OA. Surgery remains an effective last resort to restore the function of the joints. As the aging populations increase worldwide, the number of OA patients increases dramatically in recent years and is expected to increase in many years to come. This is a book that summarizes recent advance in OA diagnosis, treatment, and surgery. It includes wide ranging topics from the cutting edge gene therapy to alternative medicine. Such multifaceted approaches are necessary to develop novel and effective therapy to cure OA in the future. In this book, different surgical methods are described to restore the function of the joints. In addition, various treatment options are presented, mainly to reduce the pain and enhance the life quality of the OA patients. 2021-04-20T15:23:16Z 2021-04-20T15:23:16Z 2012 book ONIX_20210420_9789535101680_1035 9789535101680 9789535168546 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/65678 eng image/jpeg n/a https://www.intechopen.com/books https://mts.intechopen.com/storage/books/1986/authors_book/authors_book.pdf IntechOpen IntechOpen 10.5772/2400 10.5772/2400 78a36484-2c0c-47cb-ad67-2b9f5cd4a8f6 9789535101680 9789535168546 IntechOpen 418 open access |
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| title | Osteoarthritis |
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