What does OA of the knee mean?

OA is the abbreviation of the letters of the English word for disease, mainly reflecting the meaning of osteophytes, osteoarthritis, so knee OA is the appearance of osteophytes, osteoarthritis of the knee joint, usually in the X-ray examination can basically confirm the diagnosis. At present, it is more common in the middle-aged and elderly, especially in people over 50 years old. The pain is more pronounced when walking up and down stairs or kneeling more often, because the friction and wear on the joint surfaces of the knee joint increases during the movement. If you have knee pain and other related symptoms, you should actively treat it, such as taking oral glucosamine to nourish the joint cartilage, avoiding up and down stairs and kneeling, and injecting sodium glacial in the joint cavity as symptomatic treatment.

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