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Spine Osteoarthritis
Author(s) -
Laplante Ben L.,
DePalma Michael J.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pmandr
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.617
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1934-1563
pISSN - 1934-1482
DOI - 10.1016/j.pmrj.2012.03.005
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoarthritis , physical therapy , spine (molecular biology) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , alternative medicine , bioinformatics , pathology , biology
Osteoarthritis of the spine develops as a consequence of the natural aging process and is associated with significant morbidity and health care expenditures. Effective diagnosis and treatment of the resultant pathologic conditions can be clinically challenging. Recent evidence has emerged to aid the investigating clinician in formulating an accurate diagnosis and in implementing a successful treatment algorithm. This article details the degenerative cascade that results in the osteoarthritic spine, reviews prevalence data for common painful spinal disorders, and discusses evidence‐based treatment options for management of zygapophysial and sacroiliac joint arthrosis.