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What causes osteoarthritis in upper leg?
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Hip Osteoarthritis?: By calling upper leg do you mean hip joint? Osteoarthritis is a disease caused by micro trauma through our lifetime in any joint including hips.
Answered 6/18/2013
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osteoarthritis is the most common arthritis, and is due to wear and tear of the joint
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