| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Advancing age is the strongest risk factor for virtually all types of OA.11-13 Musculoskeletal aging???that is, age-related changes affecting joint tissues and age-related changes affecting joint functions???increases the susceptibility to OA.9 Additional factors are also typically present that lead to the manifestation of symptomatic OA. According to Loeser et al, these ???OA factors??? include o
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