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Alberta Osteoarthritis Team - Creating Bone and Joint Health from Bedside to the Bench and Back Again

Bone and joint health conditions are leading global causes of morbidity and disability, costing billions in healthcare expenditure and lost earnings. More specifically, recent findings suggest that 40% of people over 70 years of age suffer from Ostearthritis (OA) of the knee, 80% of whom have some limitation of movement and 25% are unable to perform major daily life activities. While OA increases with aging, for many other reasions (active lifestyles, injuries, obesity, and others TBD) its incidence and prevalance are increasing. Unfortunately, as of 2007, there is no simple "cure" for OA and  there are no known treatments which can predictably slow its progression.