Today, 30 million Americans – nearly 1 in 10 adults – have osteoarthritis (OA), a leading cause of disability. Of the 100 different types of arthritis, osteoarthritis is the most common and is a serious disease that mainly affects joints in the hands, knees and hips in adults. Unfortunately, OA rates in the U.S. are significantly increasing and are expected to continue to do so in the next two decades as baby boomers age and the effects of the obesity epidemic take hold, according to the latest estimates from the…
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