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What does hypertrophic mean in lower back pain?
what does hypertrophic fact arthropathy mean in back
What is facet hypertrophy and sclerosis?
Facets are particular joints in your spine. Hypertrophic means roughly: "overgrown" or "excessive in size". Sclerosis can refer to a hardening of tissue or (on x-ray) an apparent "whitening" of an area/region. So... hypertrophic facet sclerosis means that (some) joints in the spine look overgrown. And (since I'm guessing this was diagnosed via x-ray) the sclerosis refers to the extra whiteness that shows up on the x-ray in the area of those joints. It's a fancy way of saying, "there's more wear and tear in these joints than normal." When bone is under stress it reacts by laying down more calcium and becoming bigger in that area. This can commonly be seen in the bones of athletes, people who have suffered chronic trauma, and many otherwise normal, often non-symptomatic individuals.
What does hypertrophic osteoarthritic mean?
Commonly known simply as osteoarthritis (OA) which is a degenerative joint disease (DJD) where joint cartilage wears away causing pain, swelling, limited movement and muscle weakness around the afflicted joint.
What does IHSS mean?
idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis
What does Moderate to severe bilateral facet arthrosis present at L4-5 and on the left at L5-S1 mean?
what does bilateral facet arthropathy mean
What does the medical abbreviation HCM mean?
HCM means hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
What does ignorte mean?
You may mean 'ignorant' . It means unknowing about some facet of life.
What does it mean to have acromioclavicular joint degenerative changes?
The acromioclavicular joint is the near the shoulder at the end of the clavicle (collar bone). Degenerative changes is another word for arthritis. It usually would cause pain in the front of the shoulder, especially with crossing the arm across the chest and lying on that side.
What does contracture mean?
A contracture is the loss of full range of motion of a joint due to changes in the soft tissues (muscles and tendons) surrounding that joint. In contracture, the muscle fibers remodel themselves to accommodate this shorter length.
What is bilateral facet arthropathy?
what does severe left & right arthropathy mean in lay terms?
What is a hidge joint?
I think you mean hinge joint.
What does multilevel facet degenerative disease mean?
Fancy words for arthritis of multi level of the spines.
