Structured Summary
Abstract
A degenerative joint disease involving the SPINE. It is characterized by progressive deterioration of the spinal articular cartilage (CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR), usually with hardening of the subchondral bone and outgrowth of bone spurs (OSTEOPHYTE).
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Synonyms
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- Osteoarthritis of Spine
- Osteoarthritis of the Spine
- Osteoarthritis, Spine
- Spinal Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis, Spinal
- Lumbar Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis, Lumbar
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
coordinate with specific vertebra
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History Note
2009
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Previous Indexing
- Osteoarthritis (1963-2008)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Spine Osteoarthritis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D055013. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D055013
- Spine Osteoarthritis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55231823