What is it about?
This article explores the causes of osteoarthritis and offers practical advice.
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Why is it important?
A large proportion of residents will have some degree of osteoarthritis in their joints.
Perspectives
Osteoarthritis can cause pain, stiffness and loss of muscle power; this is explained here.
Mrs Julie I Swann
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This page is a summary of: Osteoarthritis: When joints wear out, Nursing and Residential Care, July 2007, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/nrec.2007.9.7.23842.
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