Osteoarthritis: Diagnosis and Treatment

Author: Moskowitz
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This book is divided into five main parts: "Basic Research," "Diagnostic Overview," "General Treatment of Osteoarthritis," "Surgical Strategies for Osteoarthritis," and the newly added "Principles of Drug Development and Clinical Design Management." This edition is valuable for both basic science researchers and clinicians. Clinical knowledge of osteoarthritis and disease therapy provides opportunities for basic researchers to optimize experimental methods. The book is divided into five main parts: Basic Research, Diagnostic Overview, General Treatment of Osteoarthritis, Surgical Strategies for Osteoarthritis, and the newly added "Principles of Drug Development and Clinical Design Management." The Basic Research section includes new chapters on joint organs, genetic studies of osteoarthritis and the spine: basic concepts. In the Diagnostic Overview, the chapter on imaging diagnosis adds a section on special imaging techniques, which can be used to monitor the disease's progression from start to finish. The introduction of new technologies not only allows for more accurate epidemiological diagnosis but also enables the assessment of joint responses to structural change therapies. The chapter on non-invasive biomarkers of osteoarthritis proposes a significant discussion topic, which we have known since defining disease diagnosis and disease progression markers. In the process of developing structure-altering drugs, the presence of alternative markers for joint tissue response would benefit clinical practice. This joint tissue response occurs much faster than radiological changes. In the disease management chapters, the progress of our full range of diagnostic and therapeutic methods is detailed, involving various new research methods, from nutritional supplements to disease-altering drugs already under clinical investigation.