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Classification and external resources | |
ICD-10 | M00-M14 |
ICD-9 | 716.9 |
DiseasesDB | 15237 |
MeSH | D007592 |
An arthropathy is a disease of a joint. [1]
Arthritis is a form of arthropathy that involves inflammation of one or more joints,[2] while the term arthropathy may be used regardless of whether there is inflammation or not.
Spondylarthropathy is any form of arthropathy of the vertebral column.[3]
Arthropathy may also include joint conditions caused by physical trauma to joints, but is traditionally used to describe the following conditions:
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