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Handout on Health: Osteoarthritis

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

Osteoarthritis (AH-stee-oh-ar-THREYE-tis) is the most common type of arthritis and is seen especially among older people. Sometimes it is called degenerative joint disease. Osteoarthritis mostly affects cartilage (KAR-til-uj), the hard but slippery tissue that covers the ends of bones where they meet to form a joint.
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