New insights into osteoarthritis.
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Abstract
Not only has our understanding of cartilage structure, synthesis and breakdown increased over the last decade, but so have the possibilities for investigation and treatment of osteoarthritis. New strategies for investigation include ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, radionuclide scintigraphy, monitoring of biochemical markers for cartilage breakdown and miniarthroscopy. There is greater appreciation of the importance of exercise and analgesics in pain management, and drugs to retard cartilage breakdown are under development.