False about osteoahritis is ?
Correct Answer: It is an inflammatory ahritis
Description: Ans. is 'c' i.e., It is an inflammatory ahritis Osteoahritis (OA) is a chronic disorder of synol joints in which there is progressive softening and disintegration of aicular cailage accompanied by new growth of cailage and bone at the joint margins (osteophytes), cyst formation and sclerosis in the subchondral bone, mild synovitis and capsular fibrosis. The term osteoahritis is a misnomer as it is a non-inflammatory condition. The right term is osteoahrosis or degenerative joint disorder because it is a degenerative wear - and - tear process occuring in joints.
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