title: A mathematical model of osteoarthosis.
abstract: Osteoarthrosis is modeled by a set of differential equations, i.e. equations giving the rate of deterioration of a given factor as a function of the state of the system. Here the system is the assembly of the factors and their deterioration rates, and the factors are the entities relevant to the model such as, for example, shock absorbance of the cartilage. The results are forecasted deteriorations of the factors. If laboratory and clinical findings corroborate our model, it may be accepted as a true description of the illness.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management, Rambam Medical Center, H. Schussheim Rheumatology Research Unit, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pollatschek
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Nahir
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001834:Body Water / Q000378:metabolism; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011509:Proteoglycans / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011509:Proteoglycans