THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF LABORATORY IN DIAGNOSIS AND DIFFERANTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF OSTEOARTHRITIS

Irdesel F. J.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, cilt.14, ss.51-56, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 14
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.51-56
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Osteoarthritis (OA) is among the most frequent diseases in the population and a common cause of pain and disability in adults. Although there is an increasing body of evidence that inflammatory events may be involved in its pathogenesis, OA is still classified as a degenerative or non-inflammatory condition, in contrast to inflammatory arthropathies.