Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. Who they are: As a child, Julia Roberts wanted to be a vet, but went on to study journalism. After her brother Eric landed several minor roles in Hollywood, she decided to try her hand at acting.
Osteochondritis is a painful type of osteochondrosis where the cartilage or bone in a joint is inflamed. It often refers to osteochondritis dissecans (sometimes spelt dessecans, and abbreviated OCD).
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic progressive joint disease of unknown origin characterised by cartilage degenerative changes and bone proliferation. The clinical hallmarks of OA are pain (both at rest and during movement), rigidity, swelling and partial or total loss of function of the affected joint/s.