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What are the consequences of the cartilage in your knee joint wearing out?
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∙ 11y ago
osteoarthritis occurs and also the bones start to crack against each other.
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Name three types of articulations in the body?
The three functional articulations are synarthrosis which is an immovable join and example would be a suture, amphiarthrosis a slightly immovable joint an example is the symphysis, and last the diarthrosis a freely movable joint such as the elbow or knee joint.
What is the knee joint made of?
the knee joint is mostlymade from the patella joint, which supports the movement of the superior quadriceps muscles and inferior gastronemus muscles. surrounding thr joint is synovial fluid to allow for mobility of thr knee region
Is there a replacement for lack of cartilage in the finger joints?
I have no idea how old this is but my 15 year old son has rare damage to on of his fingers and his doctor is thinking about taking cartilage from his knee and adding it to his knuckle joint.
What kind of joint is in the knee?
The knee is a hinge joint.
What is the name for the place where two bones meet?
It is called a joint which is surronded by cartilage and ligaments.
What is a smooth tissue which protects the bone from wearing away?
Cartilage is a soft tissue that insulates and protects bones from one another. The wearing of knee cartilage or chondromalacia is caused by the degeneration and loss of soft cartilage tissue. Healthy cartilage protects the knee joint from such wear, and future osteo-arthritic conditions.
What has articular cartilage?
knee joint
What is the cartilage pad found in the knee joint?
Articular cartilage.
What is a Knee cartilage?
The true hyaline cartilage is the knee's intra-articular cartilage found in the joint surface. It has collagen but does not possess nerves or blood vessels.
Is a knee a joint bone or tendon?
The knee itself is made of ligaments cartilage and bone, and the kneecap is made of bone.
What is loss of articular cartilage in knee joint?
rhumetiod arthritis
What job does the cartilage in the knee and elbow have?
Cartilage in the elbow joint and knee joint cushion the bones in the joints so the easily glide over each other. As you age, these become thinner and finally disappear. The joint then are very painful.
What type of joint is characterized by cartilage connecting the bony portions?
Knee cap
Can inflammation from no cartilage in knee joint cause lower leg swelling?
yes
What are the parts of knee joint?
patela a bone whitch made of hyline cartilage work as like a cap of knee and decrease friction beetween the knee joint with the help of synovial fluid
Cartilage that includes the hip knee and elbow?
This cartilage is called hyaline cartilage because it is like glass and very smooth. It allows for easy movement in the joint.
Can sandhi sudha oil for knee pain AND KNEE replacement can be avoided?
dr suggested for knee joint replacement and hip replacement i want to answer it question from realy can avoid operation or increased cartilage in joint
