Osteoarthritis

"Osteoarthritis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.

Descriptor ID	D010003
MeSH Number(s)	C05.550.114.606 C05.799.613
Concept/Terms	Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritides Osteoarthrosis Osteoarthroses Arthritis, Degenerative Arthritides, Degenerative Degenerative Arthritides Degenerative Arthritis Osteoarthrosis Deformans Osteoarthrosis Deformans

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Diseases [C]
Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05]
Joint Diseases [C05.550]
Arthritis [C05.550.114]
Osteoarthritis [C05.550.114.606]
Rheumatic Diseases [C05.799]
Osteoarthritis [C05.799.613]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Osteoarthritis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Osteoarthritis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 208 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 22 publications in 2023

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1997	1	1	2
1998	0	2	2
1999	3	0	3
2000	4	1	5
2001	3	0	3
2002	3	1	4
2003	3	1	4
2004	5	2	7
2005	2	1	3
2006	3	2	5
2007	2	2	4
2008	6	1	7
2009	5	5	10
2010	4	1	5
2011	5	1	6
2012	4	2	6
2013	5	1	6
2014	4	0	4
2015	6	1	7
2016	5	6	11
2017	11	2	13
2018	14	4	18
2019	7	2	9
2020	7	0	7
2021	9	1	10
2022	14	0	14
2023	22	0	22
2024	6	2	8
2025	2	0	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Osteoarthritis" by people in Profiles.

Lopez R, Goltz D, Cox R, Yao JJ, Boufadel P, Lazarus M, Ramsey M, Namdari S. Comparison of anterior shoulder pain and internal rotation dysfunction after anatomic and reverse shoulder arthroplasty for osteoarthritis. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2025 Sep; 34(9):2130-2137.

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Heckmann ND, Culler MW, Mont MA, Lieberman JR, Parvizi J. Emerging Concepts in Periprosthetic Joint Infection Research: The Human Microbiome. J Arthroplasty. 2025 07; 40(7):1821-1826.

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Fares MY, Daher M, Boufadel P, Haikal E, Haj Shehade T, Koa J, Khan AZ, Abboud JA. The use of autologous chondrocyte transplantation for the treatment of osteoarthritis: a systematic review of clinical trials. Cell Tissue Bank. 2024 Dec 27; 26(1):5.

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Fones L, Ilyas AM, Kasper A, Stevens C, Liss FE, Matzon JL. Mid-Term Outcomes Following Trapeziectomy With Suture Suspensionplasty for Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Osteoarthritis. J Hand Surg Am. 2025 08; 50(8):948-953.

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Sundar S, Koopman A, Manzoni TJ, Xie W, Bhatti QU, Lo CY, Damani VS, Yang AN, Pochan D, Parreno J, Engiles JB, Kayser LV, Dhong C. Kinetics and Retention of Polystyrenesulfonate for Proteoglycan Replacement in Cartilage. Biomacromolecules. 2024 09 09; 25(9):5819-5833.

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Daher M, Boufadel P, Fares MY, Lopez R, Goltz DE, Khan AZ, Abboud JA. Reverse versus anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty for glenohumeral osteoarthritis with intact cuff: a meta-analysis of clinical outcomes. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2025 Jan; 34(1):190-202.

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Ciaffi J, Papalexis N, Vanni E, Miceli M, Faldini C, Scotti L, Zambon A, Salvarani C, Caporali R, Facchini G, Ursini F. Minimally invasive interventional procedures for osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2024 10; 68:152525.

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Fares MY, Shehade TH, Daher M, Boufadel P, Koa J, Abboud JA. Mesenchymal Stem Cell Injections for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials. Acta Orthop Belg. 2024 Jun; 90(2):319-333.

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Zielli SO, Mazzotti A, Artioli E, Marcolli D, Arceri A, Bonelli S, Faldini C. Indications, Associated Procedures, and Results of Ankle Plafond-Plasty for Varus Ankle Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Foot Ankle Spec. 2026 Feb; 19(1):79-91.

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Parmar SS, Mohamed MO, Mamas MA, Wilkie R. The clinical characteristics, managements, and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction in osteoarthritis patients; a cross-sectional analysis of 6.5 million patients. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2024 Jan-Mar; 22(1-3):121-129.

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