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What kind of joint is found in the hip and the ankle?
The hip joint is a ball and socket joint. The ankle joint is a hinge joint.
What is the joint between the trapezium and the metacarpal?
saddle joint
Which joint has a humeroulnar and humeroradial joint?
elbow joint
What is the difference between Rubber Expansion joint and Dismentaling joint?
rubber expansion joint is a rubber and dismentaling joint is mental joint
What type of joint is arm?
There are two joints between the forearm bone and wrist:the midcarpal jointthe radiocarpal jointthe radiocarpal joint is the first from the forearm.condyloid joint
What is remedy for anterior osteophytic lipping?
what is anterior osteophytic lipping
What is osteophytic lipping of the tibial spine?
An anterior osteophyte is a type of bone spur that occurs on the front part of a vertebrae. Osteophytic lipping causes the joint space to narrow which can put pressure on nearby nerves.
What is the prognosis of osteophytic lipping?
That depends on where it is
Is osteophytic lipping in patella is cureable?
yes
What does osteophytic lipping and spurring mean?
Bone Spur
What treatment for osteophytic lipping?
Osteophytic lipping is also known as a disc bulge. The treatment for a disc bulge is rest and non steroid anti inflammatories, for more advanced cases steroid injections can be tried.
What are hypertrophic degenerative changes superiorly in the talonavicular joint?
The talonavicular joint is part of the ankle. The hypertrophic degenerative changes would be the build up of extra tissue in the ankle. This can cause the joint to not flex the way it should.
What joint is the extensor digitorum longus?
This isn't a joint; it's a muscle. But if you were wondering what joints are involved with the extensor digitorum longus, they are the PIP joint and talonavicular joint.
What is degenerative lipping?
Degenerative is an (usually) irreversible, progressive process in which body tissues deteriorate over time. Lipping is an overgrowth of the bone joints that is a symptom of degenerative or inflammatory joint disease. So degenerative lipping would be irreversible bone joint deterioration and overgrowth.
What is an osteophytic bar?
Osteophytes are often called bone spurs. These bony protrusions form in and around joints, often causing pain and limiting range of motion. Many osteophytes are identified by their shape such as osteophytic ridging, spurring, or lipping. However, each osteophyte has a unique shape based on the cause and location.
What is lipping of the inferior patella?
Lipping or Osteophytic lipping is the body's reponse to wear and tear of the articular cartilage which the body is unable to replace. So in the best effort to repair it lays down bits of bone called osteophytes. These appear on x=ray and often the quality of bone is more like invory than real bone. Lipping of the inferior patella means that ther are osteophytes on the lower aspect of the patella ( knee cap ). This can lead to some pain and swelling and difficulty with knee actions.
Is osteophytic lipping arthritis?
Yes it is the result of arthritis. when cartilage in joints is worn to a point where bone begins to wear on bone, the bone begins to try to repair itself by replacing bonr that is worn away. this leads to an edge forming that tightens and stiffens joints.
