2. Causes & Risk Factors for Osteoarthritis

1. Thyroidism leading to osteoarthritis
2. Paget's disease and osteoarthritis
3. Bone mineral density and osteoarthriti
4. Role of metalloproteinases in cartilage damage
5. Obesity and osteoarthritis
6. Influence of IGF-1 on cartilage matrix proteins
7. Trauma as a factor for osteoarthritis
8. Uric acid in osteoarthritis
9. Calcium pyrophosphate in osteoarthritis
10. Congenital abnormalities that lead to osteoarthritis
11. Proteoglycan loss in osteoarthritis
12. Increased water content during osteoarthritis
13. Role of proteolytic enzymes in matrix degradation
14. Cathepsins in osteoarthritis
15. Osteoarthritis at menopause
16. Genes involved in osteoarthritis
17. Osteoarthritis following meniscectomy
18. Smoking and cartilage loss in knee osteoarthritis
19. Interleukins in cartilage damage
20. Role of TNF-α in cartilage degeneration
21. Nitric oxide in osteoarthritis
22. Cyclooxygenase activity in osteoarthritis

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1. Thyroidism leading to osteoarthritis