Linking Arthritis to Old Injuries
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY
Q. Why does arthritis tend to develop in joints that have experienced trauma earlier in life?
A. The condition known as post-traumatic arthritis develops after about half the cases of traumatic joint injury. These cases make up about 12 percent of all osteoarthritis cases, according to the National Institutes of Health, making post-traumatic arthritis a leading cause of disability, especially in wounded soldiers.
Read more of this article from The New York Times here: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/26/science/linking-arthritis-to-old-injuries.html?_r=0