{"id":2612,"date":"2026-02-20T03:14:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T08:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/millsteinorthopedics.com\/?page_id=2612"},"modified":"2026-04-03T15:51:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:51:52","slug":"osteoarthritis-of-the-knee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/millsteinorthopedics.com\/?page_id=2612","title":{"rendered":"Knee Osteoarthritis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2612\" class=\"elementor elementor-2612\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4942f23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4942f23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c3bbff elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c3bbff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Osteoarthritis of the Knee\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec5fdda e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ec5fdda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffdc4f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffdc4f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The most common type of osteoarthritis (OA) occurs in the knee. Osteoarthritis of the knee has affected more than 10 million Americans and is the most common cause of disability in the US.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16e02a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16e02a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/millsteinorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/10001-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2616\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/millsteinorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/10001-2.png 360w, https:\/\/millsteinorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/10001-2-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b308db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0b308db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b202ee e-con-full animated-fast e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b202ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba06ace elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba06ace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"253\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/millsteinorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/10002-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2615\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c628a29 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c628a29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77c73d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77c73d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20c5dd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20c5dd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How The Osteoarthritis of the Knee Affects People\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-984db01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"984db01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Osteoarthritis of the knee is usually a slowly progressive degenerative disease where the joint cartilage gradually wears away. Because it progresses over time it most often affects older people.<\/p><p>Knee Osteoarthritis usually occurs from the following:<\/p><ul><li>Previous knee injury<\/li><li>Repetitive strain on the knee<\/li><li>Problems with the bone layer underneath the cartilage<\/li><li>Obesity<\/li><li>Fractures<\/li><li>Ligament tears<\/li><li>Meniscal injuries, which can affect alignment and cause tearing in the cartilage<\/li><\/ul><p>Symptoms typically increase over a period of years. However, the primary symptoms of knee osteoarthritis are mild to severe pain, localized swelling, stiffness, and limited range-of-motion in the knee.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88da3b1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"88da3b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6011e20 e-con-full animated-fast e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6011e20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-099e75d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"099e75d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Knee X-ray Gallery\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e218055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e218055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please visit our knee x-ray gallery to see more images of knees affected by osteoarthritis.<\/p><p>If you are experiencing any of these symptoms and think you have Osteoarthritis of the knee, please call (310) 595-1030 to learn about how you can reduce your pain.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-549637b e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"549637b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-773321e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"773321e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16e2b76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16e2b76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"202\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/millsteinorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/10003-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2614\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Osteoarthritis of the Knee The most common type of osteoarthritis (OA) occurs in the knee. Osteoarthritis of the knee has affected more than 10 million Americans and is the most common cause of disability in the US. 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