What’s the difference between osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis?
- Written by Giovanni E. Ferreira, NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, Institute of Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney
Douglas Olivares/Shutterstock.Arthritis – an umbrella term for around 100 conditions that damage the joints – affects 4.1 million Australians. This is expected to rise by 31% to 5.4 million by 2040 and cost the Australian health-care system an estimated $12 billion each year.
The two most common types, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid...
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