Disease and damage to the cartilage

Disease and damage to the cartilage

When cartilage disorders, there is a deterioration of chondrocytes located between the matrix. There is talk of an unmasking of the cartilage. The surface is rough, which restricts the function of the affected joint, a developing osteoarthritis. Very often, the cartilage disease of the kneecap (patella Chondropathia) the relatively early, even in children, can lead to difficulties. It may be in the chest, on the border between the bony and cartilaginous rib, too bizarre calcifications come, they call the Chondrokalzinose.

Polychondritis (from "poly": Greek = much, "chondr": Greek chondros = cartilage and "ITIS" suffix for inflammatory diseases, in the English language Relapsing Polychondritis): The recurrent Polychondritis is an extremely rare disease with mostly Schubart, sometimes permanently persistent inflammation of the cartilage. Can be involved all the structures or institutions, which consist of cartilage or where cartilaginous elements are present.

The Chondrose is an expression of degenerative changes in the cartilage. When it comes slipped into a vortex Verschmälerung of the intermediate distance of one or more vertebral segments in comparison to the rest without Deckplattensklerosierung the vertebrae. The intermediate eddy amount of space decreases. For block vertebrae is the space between vertebrae repealed. Causally come congenital or acquired disorders (degenerative, inflammatory, operationally) in question. Chondrosen with the participation of the underlying bone is called osteochondrosis. Solve this piece of cartilage from the cartilage Association, will be designated as Osteochondrosis dissecans.

Cartilage structures can also be damaged. Such damage can be done by a variety of causes arise from an unfortunate traps or a sports accident (traumatic), previous knee injury (post traumatic) or wear with time revealed. The quiescence (immobilization) over time can also result in cartilage damage.

An injury to the cartilage, caused by a strain such as jogging, is often discussed but so far can not be demonstrated. Scientific studies show much more of a good adaptation of the human cartilage in chronic stress . For long distance runners shows a recovery of the cartilage structure a few minutes after the end of sporting activity. In recent decades have surgery to repair cartilage in place. The goal of articular cartilage repair treatment is to restore the surface of the hyaline articular cartilage.