Osteoarthritis by Focus Medica

Osteoarthritis is a disease that is characterized by focal, discrete areas of degradation of the cartilage surfaces of the joints. This presentation discusses the causes, symptoms, complications, risk factors, screening and diagnosis, treatment -- medication and surgical procedures of -- osteoarthritis, with a note on disease management.

With this application from the worldwide leader in medical animation, Focus Medica, you can better understand disease conditions through a virtual tour of the human system in these extremely accurate and incredible animation videos.

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App Features:
• Medical animation explaining osteoarthritis (Running time: 12:57 minutes)
• Summary of topic highlights
• Transcript - with links to medical terms for more information
• Notes pages for each of the main sections covered in the video

Editor: Paul A. Dieppe, MD, FRCP, Professor, Senior Research Fellow, St. Peter's College, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Focus Medica Clients:
Boehringer International, Roche, MSD, Norgine, Novartis, Nycomed, Sanofi Pasteur, Otsuka, Dr. Reddy’s, Ranbaxy, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Wyeth, Janssen-Cilag Pharmaceuticals, Allergan, Schering-Plough, Banyu, Cipla, Glenmark, Zydus, Sanofi-Aventis, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bayer, Astra-Zeneca, Piramal Healthcare, Wockhardt, Unichem Laboratories Ltd., Lilly, Torrent.

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