Osteoarthritis is a degenerative arthritis that slowly wears away the cartilage as an amalgamation of dieases that abnormalities of the musculature and tendons that can erode the bone.

Clinical symptoms of osteoarthritis include tenderness, joint pain, stiffness, creaking, inflammation, and the locking of joints.

When it comes to contracting osteoarthritis there are a variety of conditions that make it possible to manifest in a patient: heredity often plays a large part in the initiation of osteoarthritis. While the bone may become injured, the body reacts by creating more bone and calcium deposits that in turn create even more deposits – a process referred to as eburnation.

In the United States, osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis and according to the American Medical Association is the leading cause of disability within the country, effecting more than 27 million citizens.