Osteoarthritis diagnostic criteria

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Diagnostic Criteria

There is no specific signs and symptoms or even there is no specific for osteoarthritis (OA) diagnose. But the osteoarthritis is diagnosed based on several elements such as patients age, past medical history, and available symptoms. Osteoarthritis of the major joints is diagnosed using a combination of patients past medical history, physical examination, and variety of lab tests including imaging studies such as X-ray.