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MeSH Heading: Osteoarthritis, Knee
Tree Number(s): C05.550.114.606.500; C05.799.613.500
Unique ID: D020370
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020370
Scope Note: Noninflammatory degenerative disease of the knee joint consisting of three large categories: conditions that block normal synchronous movement, conditions that produce abnormal pathways of motion, and conditions that cause stress concentration resulting in changes to articular cartilage. (Crenshaw, Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics, 8th ed, p2019)
Entry Term(s): Osteoarthritis of Knee; Osteoarthritis of the Knee
NLM Classification #: WE 870
Previous Indexing: Knee Joint (1965-1998); Osteoarthritis (1965-1998)
Public MeSH Note: 1999
History Note: 1999
Date Established: 1999/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/08/09
Revision Date: 2024/05/29

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Osteoarthritis, Knee MeSH Descriptor Data 2025