Chapter 13 - Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)»Osteoarthritis (M15-M19)»Unspecified osteoarthritis, unspecified site (M19.90)
M19.90
Unspecified osteoarthritis, unspecified site
Related indications (MeSH) (2)
Joint Diseases58 drugs (31 approved, 27 experimental)
Diseases involving the JOINTS.
Osteoarthritis351 drugs (156 approved, 195 experimental)
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.