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ORS Course 101
Osteoarthritis, the leading cause of disability and a financial burden on the society, affects 50+ million Americans. There are no effective treatment options available for this clinical syndrome largely because the molecular mechanisms of disease development are poorly understood.
Description
Although articular cartilage degeneration is the hallmark of end stage osteoarthritis, it is no longer considered to be only a cartilage disease. It is now being recognized that osteoarthritis affects all knee joint tissues (meniscus, cartilage, ligament, bone) and should therefore be viewed as a total joint disease. ORS conducted a webinar to address the basic science, clinical and translational aspects of osteoarthritis as a total joint disease. Differences between mouse and human was discussed.