{"id":1657,"date":"2025-10-15T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vitamed.test\/deforming-osteoarthritis\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T11:48:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T07:48:22","slug":"deforming-osteoarthritis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitamed.production.am\/en\/deforming-osteoarthritis\/","title":{"rendered":"DEFORMING OSTEOARTHRITIS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- vitamed:content-featured-image:start --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article-content-thumbnail-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/vitamed.production.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/artroz.jpg\" class=\"article-content-thumbnail\" alt=\"DEFORMING OSTEOARTHRITIS\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><!-- vitamed:content-featured-image:end --><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">What is this disease<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Deforming osteoarthritis <\/strong>is a chronic joint disease in which cartilage gradually deteriorates, bone structure changes, and deformities develop. As a result, the joint becomes painful, less mobile, and limits daily activity.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">Causes and risk factors<\/h2>\n<div style=\"border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm\">\n<p align=\"right\" style=\"border:none;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;padding:0cm;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,\"><b><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:\"><span style=\"color:black\">Causes and risk factors<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The exact causes are not fully known, but the disease develops due to a combination of mechanical overload and age-related changes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Risk factors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">age over 50,<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">female sex (especially after menopause),<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">overweight and obesity,<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">joint injuries and previous surgery,<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">genetic predisposition,<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">occupational or sports-related overload.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">Types and classification<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p><strong>By localization:<\/strong> knee, hip, shoulder, interphalangeal osteoarthritis.<br \/>\n\t<strong>By origin:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p>primary (related to age, genetics, metabolic disorders),<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p>secondary (result of trauma, inflammation, congenital defects).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p><strong>By stages (radiologically):<\/strong> from initial narrowing of the joint space to severe deformity and destruction.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XirVLRJGjf4?si=vlL6AAnKZglgJ2CJ\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">Main symptoms<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p>joint pain on exertion, relieved at rest,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p>morning stiffness (usually less than 30 minutes),<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p>limited mobility,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p>crepitus during movement,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p>gradual deformity,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p>swelling and synovitis during exacerbations.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">How it is diagnosed<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Clinical examination: complaints, deformity, limited movement.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">X-ray: joint space narrowing, osteophytes, subchondral sclerosis.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Ultrasound or MRI: assessment of cartilage and soft tissues.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Blood tests: nonspecific, used to exclude other diseases (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">Modern treatment methods<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Non-pharmacological: weight reduction, regular physical activity, therapeutic exercise, physiotherapy, orthopedic aids.<\/li>\n<li>Pharmacological<\/li>\n<li>Surgical: joint replacement (endoprosthesis) in advanced cases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Possible complications and prevention<\/h3>\n<p><b>Complications: <\/b>severe joint deformities, chronic pain, mobility restriction, disability.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prevention:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>body weight control,<\/li>\n<li>regular moderate physical activity,<\/li>\n<li>trauma prevention,<\/li>\n<li>timely treatment of early stages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>When to see a doctor<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>if joint pain persists for more than 2&ndash;3 weeks,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>in case of morning stiffness and limited mobility,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>if visible deformity or swelling is present,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>if usual painkillers are ineffective.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deforming osteoarthritis is a chronic joint disease in which cartilage gradually deteriorates, bone structure changes, and deformities 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