Persistent knee pain, blamed on arthrosis, a joint ailment, had already forced the pope to cancel several public appearances recently, including his cherished tradition of informal visits to parish churches in Rome.
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John Paul, who will turn 82 on May 18, cut back his participation in several Holy Week ceremonies because of what the Vatican described as arthrosis, a joint disease involving destruction of cartilage.
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The Vatican hasn't officially said why the pope has made the changes but in recent weeks it has said doctors have insisted that the pope rest a bad knee, afflicted with arthrosis, a joint disease.
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The Vatican says the pope suffers from the joint disease arthrosis in his right knee, and the ailment has been blamed for a number of changes or cancellations in the pope's busy schedule in the last few weeks.
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The frail pope, who turns 82 in May, canceled his general audience last week and a series of visits to Rome parish churches because of what the Vatican says is consistent knee pain due to arthrosis, a joint disease.
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Kurier said that Schabus, an emergency surgeon who spoke at a news conference in Linz, Austria, on Friday, cited severe arthrosis in Muster's left knee and a shortening of his left leg because of an operation on the knee.
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Kurier reported that Schabus, an emergency surgeon who spoke at a news conference in Linz, Austria, on Friday, cited severe arthrosis in Muster's left knee and a shortening of his left leg because of an operation on the knee.
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The Vatican hasn't said what caused the pope to scale back his participation in Holy Week ceremonies, but said in February that arthrosis, a joint disease, in one of his knees, was to blame for the cancellation of several public appearances then.
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"' Leena Peltonen-Palotie "'( 16 June 1952 & ndash; 11 March 2010 ) was a Finnish geneticist who contributed to the identification of 15 genes for Finnish heritage diseases, including arterial hypertension, schizophrenia, lactose intolerance, arthrosis and multiple sclerosis.
