NODAL GENERALIZED OSTEOARTHRITIS IS AN AUTOIMMUNE-DISEASE

Sometimes it is necessary to postulate a theory when the hard evidence with which to back it is not there. Nevertheless, it is important to propose a theory to stimulate thinking and promote further questioning. Osteoarthritis has not been thought to have much of an autoimune background, but the present paper suggests that the nodal generalised form may have one. At least it is worth investigating properly. Who knows what doors may be unlocked.