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Does long term use of nsaids such as celebrex cause loss of cartilage or contribute to osteoarthritis?
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No: There is no proof that use of NSAIDs causes osteoarthritis.
Answered 2/20/2017
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Not necessarily: Cartilage loss has been described due to ongoing arthritis with indocin but this may have have been ongoing disease and not due to inocin
Answered 6/12/2017
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