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What Is Arthritis ?
What is arthritis?
Sat, 24 Dec 2011
Hi,Rajan
Thanks for your query.Wear and tear of a joint due age or anything is known as arthritis.There are various causes of this like age,calcium deficiency,injury etc.This can lead to friction in to articular surfaces and can lead to pain .bye.
Thanks for your query.Wear and tear of a joint due age or anything is known as arthritis.There are various causes of this like age,calcium deficiency,injury etc.This can lead to friction in to articular surfaces and can lead to pain .bye.
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