Still in his mid-50s, he suffered severe osteoarthritis.

50多岁的时候， 他就备受骨关节炎的折磨。

Even the most common type, osteoarthritis, is trickier to prevent than one might think.

即使要避免最常见的骨关节炎，也比人们想象的难得多。

Osteoarthritis is really common, and nearly everyone knows someone that suffers from it.

骨关节炎十分常见，几乎每个人身边都有该病患者。

Which can boost the risk of osteoarthritis and the need for hip replacement in middle age.

这会增加骨关节炎的发病率从而使得患病者在中年时需要进行髋关节置换手术。

The origins of osteoarthritis can often be traced to a patient's early life, from any seemingly ordinary joint injury.

骨关节炎的病根，通常可追溯到患者早些年看似普通的关节损伤。

And they actually randomized these women who had knee osteoarthritis into one of two groups.

戴维斯：他们实际上将这些患有膝骨关节炎的女性随机分为两组。

We have, for example, an epidemic of osteoarthritis today.

例如，我们今天有流行的骨关节炎。

The researchers looked for signs of diabetes, high blood pressure, and osteoarthritis.

研究人员寻找糖尿病、高血压和骨关节炎的迹象。

Nowadays, it's thought that inflammation does indeed play an important role in the development of osteoarthritis.

现如今，炎症反应被认为确实在骨关节炎病程发展中，起到了不可忽视的作用。

Dolly who had to be put down in 2003 had aged prematurely because she developed osteoarthritis at a relatively young age.

多利在相对年轻的岁数患上骨关节炎，因此未老先衰，2003年不得不被实施安乐死。