title: [Arthrosis of the sternoclavicular joint].
abstract: A comprehensive study of the sternoclavicular joints (SCG) of 120 autopsy cases comprising both sexes and all age groups has proved that this non-weight-bearing joint turns arthritic with increasing age. The degenerative lesions set on already from the 3rd decade; between 40 and 50 years of age, 84% of the joints are arthrotic, and over 70, all patients show an osteoarthrosis. Statistically significant relationships could further be demonstrated between SCG-arthrosis, aging, obesity, fatty degeneration of the liver, and severe arteriosclerosis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications; D001168:Arthritis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D013247:Sternoclavicular Joint / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Die Arthrose des Sternoclaviculargelenkes (SCG).