Differentiating Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis

While there are more than 100 different types of arthritis, two of them (rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis) are considered common and capture most of the headlines, attention, and even research dollars. While about 1.3 million people in the U.S. have rheumatoid arthritis, nearly 10 times as many have osteoarthritis.

It's important to learn how rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis are similar and how they are different. We've pulled together information about both types of arthritis -- fast facts, basic information, illustrations, quizzes and more. You can compare the two conditions in Differentiating Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis.

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