Symptomatic degenerative joint disease. Report of a case

Although degenerative joint disease is a most common type of arthritis in persons past 40 years of age, and associated with an aging process, this case has been presented as an interesting finding because of the early occurrence. Clinical symptoms, radiographic changes, and microscopic alterations were demonstrated. Conservative therapy was unable to relieve the symptoms and slow the progressive degeneration, and resolution of the subjective complaints was achieved by surgical intervention.