Knee osteoarthritis

Knee osteoarthritis's disease overview

The knee joint is located at the lower end of the femur, the upper end of the tibia, the back of the patella bone, covered with articular cartilage. When exercising, joints are slipped on the surface of the cartilage. This is a very important joint, bearing the impact of the whole body and the most moving joints compared to other joints. Therefore, when working too much, the knee joint is very susceptible to degeneration

What is

What is osteoarthritis ?

Knee osteoarthritis is the phenomenon of dysplasia of the knee joint, manifesting a change in the surface of cartilage, then changes on the joint surface, forming the Bone spines, eventually lead to joint deformation called joint damage.

In the early stages, the fluid in the joints has not been much affected, so it has not been damaged much. As the joints are damaged, the joint fluid will become worse and worse, the friction between the joints will increase, the knee cartilage face is worn out, resulting in the stenosis of the joints affecting the motor ability of the knee joint. Causing pain, difficult movement.

Causes of Knee osteoarthritis's disease

Knee osteoarthritis often occurs in older people. Causes of knee osteoarthritis are mainly due to aging by age, especially those with a history of heavy manual labor, carrying a lot, standing for a long time or work and obesity.

There are also some cases of knee osteoarthritis due to joint trauma such as: rupture of knee ligaments, breaking, protruding bridge under the femur or tibia or cracked bone, rupture of tea cake bone ....

Knee osteoarthritis may be due to the favorable element of the lower limb axis, due to anatomical abnormalities or knee injuries due to inflammatory causes. The thigh bone injury, pelvis (broken, cracked, cracked, broken ...).

Symptoms of Knee osteoarthritis's disease

Signs of knee osteoarthritis with cards include:

Degenerated knee pain with manifestations: Pain around the knee or only a few points, at first pain only appears slightly, especially when traveling a lot, or when going up and down stairs or stairs or Going to the slope, usually appearing at night. This is the first manifestation of the disease. A few days later. As the disease becomes worse, people with knee osteoarthritis can be stiff, most evident in the early morning, when they sleep.

Transmission route of Knee osteoarthritis's diseaseKnee osteoarthritis

Knee osteoarthritis is not transmitted from one person to another.

People at risk for Knee osteoarthritis's disease

From the cause of the disease, the subjects are at high risk of knee osteoarthritis as follows:

Age: Elderly, especially elderly people are at high risk of knee osteoarthritis. Li>

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Prevention of Knee osteoarthritis's disease

To prevent knee osteoarthritis has the following effects:

Nutrition: Eat cold fish, foods that contain lots of omega -3 fatty acids - an extremely effective anti -inflammatory substance. Regular use of all kinds: tube bones, beef ribs, ribs, supplements always sessions of pork, poultry, shrimp, crabs ... Learning: Regular exercise, avoid working too hard.

Diagnostic measures for Knee osteoarthritis's disease

To diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis , the following measures can be used:

Based on the evolution of the disease to examine knee joints and body examination. -The, computerized tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). If you have absolute sterile conditions, you can pretend to explore ...

Knee osteoarthritis's disease treatments

On the basis of diagnosis, depending on the degree of disease to have appropriate treatment.

Patients need to rest, exercise properly to avoid stiffness and muscle atrophy, adequate diet, calcium supplements and minerals. Overweight - obesity should be consulted and treated for weight loss.

Surgery/knee replacement

See also:

Knee joint replacement - Solutions for patients with severe knee osteoarthritis

Methods of treating knee osteoarthritis

How to determine knee osteoarthritis?

Is the knee pain is knee degeneration?

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