osteoarthritis: Quick Facts

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Inflammatory macrophages identified as drivers of chronic joint osteoarthritis • Oct. 28, 2026, 3:33 PM ET (News-Medical)

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Also Known As	osteoarthrosis • degenerative joint disease • arthrosis deformans

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