osteoarthritis: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: NHS inform - Osteoarthritis. Oct 13, 2026
Add new Web site: World Health Organization - Osteoarthritis. Jun 19, 2026
Add new Web site: Healthdirect - Osteoarthritis. Feb 27, 2026
Add new Web site: Yale Medicine - Osteoarthritis. Jan 02, 2026
Add new Web site: Johns Hopkins Medicine - Osteoarthritis. Sep 27, 2025
Add new Web site: CORE - Ostearthritis and Cartilage. Oct 04, 2024
Add new Web site: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Osteoarthritis. Sep 24, 2024
Add new Web site: Nature - Bone Research - Osteoarthritis: toward a comprehensive understanding of pathological mechanism. Jul 24, 2024
Add new Web site: WebMD - The Basics of Osteoarthritis. Mar 07, 2024
Add new Web site: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases - Osteoarthritis. Dec 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Mayo Clinic - Osteoarthritis. Oct 20, 2023
Add new Web site: American Academy of Family Physicians - Osteoarthritis: Diagnosis and Treatment. Aug 11, 2023
Add new Web site: Harvard Health Publishing - Osteoarthritis. May 20, 2023
Add new Web site: Patient - Osteoarthritis. Apr 06, 2023
Add new Web site: MedicineNet - Osteoarthritis (OA or Degenerative Arthritis). Feb 21, 2023
Add new Web site: NHS inform - Osteoarthritis. Jan 13, 2023
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Osteoarthritis. Nov 24, 2022
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Osteoarthritis. Aug 31, 2022
Added information on the therapeutic potential of adenosine for osteoarthritis. Aug 12, 2020
Add new Web site: Healthline - Everything You Need to Know About Osteoarthritis. Jun 26, 2020
Add new Web site: Verywell Health - What is Osteoarthritis? Jun 26, 2020
Added information on synovial fluid and the use of joint lubricant injections as a form of treatment for osteoarthritis. Jun 20, 2019
Media added. Mar 21, 2018
Cross-references added. Mar 21, 2018
Clarified text describing the main characteristics of osteoarthritis, updated information on the incidence and prevalence of osteoarthritis, and added information on tissue changes that occur in the early stages of osteoarthritis. Jun 26, 2014
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Osteoarthritis In Depth. Sep 04, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Osteoarthritis. Sep 02, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Health - Home Remedies for Osteoarthritis Pain Relief. Aug 12, 2008
Article revised and updated. Sep 17, 2007
Added new Web site: Arthritis.com - Answers You Can Trust. May 24, 2006
Added new Web site: Arthritis.com - Answers You Can Trust. May 24, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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