摘要Osteoarthritis is a common clinical chronic degenerative disease with a gradually increasing morbidity as the population ages. The pathogenesis of the disease always maintained as a focus of clinicians' research. At present, the etiology and pathogenesis of osteoarthritis are far from clear. The attack of the disease has something to do with the patient's joint inflammation, trauma and genetic factors, which is a result of joint action of multiple factors. Trace elements are elements indispensable in the growth and development of the body. Despite it stiny content in the human body, it produces powerful biological effects and plays an important role in the growth and metabolism of the body. This paper studies the relevance between trace elements and osteoarthritis.