The most common type is osteoarthritis, which is also referred to
as osteoarthrosis, degenerative arthritis or degenerative joint disease (DJD).
Osteoarthritis (OA, also known
as degenerative arthritis or degenerative joint disease, and sometimes referred to
as «arthrosis» or «
osteoarthrosis»), is a condition in which low - grade inflammation results in pain in the joints, caused by wearing of the cartilage that covers and acts
as a cushion inside joints.