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Osteoarthritis

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A Clinician's Pearls and Myths in Rheumatology

Abstract

Osteoarthritis is a common disease. This chapter will review a number of myths and pearls that will assist clinicians in treating this disease.

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  1. Medicine, University of California at Davis Medical School, 4800 Second Avenue, Suite 2600, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA

    Nancy E. Lane

  2. University of California, Los Angeles, Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, 9854 W. Bald Mountain Court, Agua Dulce, California, 91390

    Roy D. Altman

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  1. Clinical Rheumatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street / Yawkey 2, Boston, MA, 02114

    John H. Stone (Director) (Director)

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Lane, N.E., Altman, R.D. (2009). Osteoarthritis. In: Stone, J.H. (eds) A Clinician's Pearls and Myths in Rheumatology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-934-9_43

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