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To synthesize emerging evidence on the pathogenic contribution of immune activation, synovitis, and chronic inflammation to osteoarthritis onset and progression, with an emphasis on the knee joint.

January 23, 2013Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal DiseaseOpen Access

Role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis: latest findings and interpretations

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To synthesize emerging evidence on the pathogenic contribution of immune activation, synovitis, and chronic inflammation to osteoarthritis onset and progression, with an emphasis on the knee joint.
Reviewed epidemiologic, imaging, and translational studies evaluating synovial inflammation and joint pathology in osteoarthritis.
Analyzed mechanistic links connecting predisposing factors, including aging, obesity, biomechanical alterations, and joint trauma, to chronic inflammatory cascades.
Synovitis is present in a substantial subset of patients with primary osteoarthritis, invalidating the historical classification of the disorder as purely noninflammatory.
Osteoarthritis functions as a common end-stage pathway where tissue trauma and biomechanical stress provoke an immune response, driving chronic low-grade inflammation and progressive joint failure.

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Narrative review reveals joint inflammation and synovitis drive disease progression in osteoarthritis, indicating immune responses to tissue damage accelerate joint failure.

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Sokolove et al. (2013) studied this question.

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Narrative review reveals joint inflammation and synovitis drive disease progression in osteoarthritis, indicating immune responses to tissue damage accelerate joint failure.

Role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis: latest findings and interpretations

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Role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis: latest findings and interpretations

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