Which outcome worsens osteoarthritis when joint friction rises?

💡 Explanation

Increased joint friction accelerates cartilage breakdown through greater biomechanical stress impacting articular chondrocytes. This causes increased apoptosis because cell necrosis dominates rather than extracellular matrix repair; therefore, chondrocyte loss increases osteoarthritis severity.

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