Impact of Vitamin D on Knee Cartilage and Osteoarthritis
Srivastava, Sudeepthi Ratan
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative musculoskeletal disorder of
elderly population characterized by joint pain, stiffness and deformity due to
degeneration of articular cartilage. An imbalance of joint
functioning initiates the disease process which is then worsened through
biochemical changes in the collagen of the joint . At the
end stage of the disease, a failure of the cellular response occurs with a full
thickness loss of articu...