Osteoarthritis or Osteoarthrosis: Commentary on Misuse of Terms
Medical terminology is an important tool for communication among medical practitioners, researchers, and scientists. The precise use of terms ensures a successful orientation in the field of medical practice contributing to the adequate treatment of patients. The subject of this commentary is the mi...
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Joint Implant Surgery & Research Foundation
2017-04-01
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| description | Medical terminology is an important tool for communication among medical practitioners, researchers, and scientists. The precise use of terms ensures a successful orientation in the field of medical practice contributing to the adequate treatment of patients.
The subject of this commentary is the misuse of the terms “osteoarthritis” and “osteoarthrosis” in the specialty of orthopedic surgery. Contemporary literature, journals, media, etc., especially those in English language, are dominated by the use of the term “osteoarthritis” for the most common pathological condition, namely the degenerative joint disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6accebadce6e449182d396d55afa711e2022-12-21T18:55:48ZengJoint Implant Surgery & Research FoundationReconstructive Review2331-22622331-22702017-04-017110.15438/rr.7.1.178153Osteoarthritis or Osteoarthrosis: Commentary on Misuse of TermsPanayot Tanchev0Professor Emeritus Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, BulgariaMedical terminology is an important tool for communication among medical practitioners, researchers, and scientists. The precise use of terms ensures a successful orientation in the field of medical practice contributing to the adequate treatment of patients. The subject of this commentary is the misuse of the terms “osteoarthritis” and “osteoarthrosis” in the specialty of orthopedic surgery. Contemporary literature, journals, media, etc., especially those in English language, are dominated by the use of the term “osteoarthritis” for the most common pathological condition, namely the degenerative joint disease.https://reconstructivereview.org/ojs/index.php/rr/article/view/178misuse of the termsosteoarthritisosteoarthrosis |
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| title | Osteoarthritis or Osteoarthrosis: Commentary on Misuse of Terms |
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| title_short | Osteoarthritis or Osteoarthrosis: Commentary on Misuse of Terms |
| title_sort | osteoarthritis or osteoarthrosis commentary on misuse of terms |
| topic | misuse of the terms osteoarthritis osteoarthrosis |
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