Patient's question:
My child is six years old this year, but he is still quite short, and his joints are somewhat enlarged. After a thorough examination at the hospital, the doctor said he suffers from osteoarthritis. I want to know what causes osteoarthritis.The help I expect: What causes osteoarthritis?
Doctor's answer:
Osteochondropathy is a localized cartilaginous bone joint deformity disease, characterized by a degenerative joint disease based on cartilage suppuration. It frequently occurs in children and young adults, primarily affecting the skeletal and joint systems of children and adolescents, leading to impaired endochondral ossification, shortening of tubular bones, and subsequent degenerative joint disease. It causes growth and development disorders of tubular long bones, joint thickening, pain, muscle relaxation, swelling, and movement disorders. Patients are characterized by short stature, short fingers, joint deformities, abnormal gait ().