Osteoarthritis is a disease of synovial joints (diarthrosis). The main functions of diarthrosis are motor (movement of the joints of the joints along certain axes) and support (load during standing, walking, jumping).
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system, united in the XIII class of the ICD, are considered throughout the world as one of the most common pathologies of modern society. Among them, osteoarthritis is the most common pathology of synovial joints.
Osteoarthritis occurs as a result of the interaction of many genetic and environmental (including traumatic) factors. It was the analysis of risk factors for the development of osteoarthritis of various localizations that promoted the concept of heterogeneity of the disease.
