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020			_a9789535101680
020			_a9789535168546
024	7		_a10.5772/2400 _cdoi
041	0		_aEnglish
042			_adc
072		7	_aMJCM _2bicssc
100	1		_aChen, Qian _4edt
700	1		_aChen, Qian _4oth
245	1	0	_aOsteoarthritis : Diagnosis, Treatment and Surgery
260			_bIntechOpen _c2012
300			_a1 electronic resource (418 p.)
506	0		_aOpen Access _2star _fUnrestricted online access
520			_aOsteoarthritis is one of the most debilitating diseases affecting millions of people worldwide. However, there is no FDA approved disease modifying drug specifically for OA. Surgery remains an effective last resort to restore the function of the joints. As the aging populations increase worldwide, the number of OA patients increases dramatically in recent years and is expected to increase in many years to come. This is a book that summarizes recent advance in OA diagnosis, treatment, and surgery. It includes wide ranging topics from the cutting edge gene therapy to alternative medicine. Such multifaceted approaches are necessary to develop novel and effective therapy to cure OA in the future. In this book, different surgical methods are described to restore the function of the joints. In addition, various treatment options are presented, mainly to reduce the pain and enhance the life quality of the OA patients.
540			_aCreative Commons _fhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ _2cc _4https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
546			_aEnglish
650		7	_aImmunology _2bicssc
653			_aImmunology
856	4	0	_awww.oapen.org _uhttps://mts.intechopen.com/storage/books/1986/authors_book/authors_book.pdf _70 _zDOAB: download the publication
856	4	0	_awww.oapen.org _uhttps://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/65678 _70 _zDOAB: description of the publication
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