Michael Jackson Had Arthritis

Sunday October 4, 2009

Michael Jackson's official autopsy report has not been released to the public but the chairman of the anesthesiology department at the University of California, Irvine was able to review and interpret the report for the Associated Press. According to the New York Times, aside from what has previously been reported -- that propofol in combination with three other sedatives caused Jackson's death -- there was evidence that he had knee surgery and injections to reduce joint inflammation. There also was evidence of arthritis of the spine and fingers, and chronic inflammation of the lungs.

Some reports, such as the one on TMZ.com, specify osteoarthritis as the type of arthritis Jackson had. It had been widely reported in the past that Jackson had lupus.