Osteoarthritis – a multidiciplinary approach

Abstract Osteoa rthritis is a heterogeneous group of diseases with typical joint damage by articular cartilage damage, along degenerative changes in the epiphyses bones adjacent to affected and synovial joint. Osteoarthritis affects people over 50 years, but onset much earlier if an occupational factor present. Due high prevalence, osteoarthritis leading cause presentation primary care, either family or medicine. also poses economic burden society due direct costs such as price paid for visit doctor, cost drugs implanted prostheses, indirect generated decreased fitness job even disability. The medicine specialist has role secondary prevention this sense. collaboration between doctor – rehabilitation physician function tertiary maintaining quality life socioeconomic case these types patients.