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In osteoarthritis, the cartilage that cushions the joints breaks down and can ultimately wear away. This degeneration leads to the exposure of underlying bone and may result in the formation of bone spurs. As the disease progresses, the synovial membrane can also become inflamed, contributing to joint pain and stiffness.
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When the cartilage of a joint breaks down it is known as?
cartilage breakdown Or arthritis.
What affects could osteoarthritis have on your knee joint?
Osteoarthritis can be responsible for the complete debilitation of the knee joint. which in turn can lead to the destruction of bone, muscle and other tissue in that area
Is osteoarthritis a connective tissue disease?
Yes.Diseases of the connective tissue can be divided into two general groups. First is a group of basically unusual genetic disorders that affect the primary structure of connective tissues These hereditary or genetic connective tissue diseases include Marfan syndrome, homocystinuria, and osteogenesis imperfecta.Secondly acquired conditions where connective tissue undergoes several more or less distinctive immunological and inflammatory reactions. These acquired connective tissue diseases include, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatic fever, and osteoarthritis. Among many more.
What is one condition that may lead to hip replacement surgery?
Osteoarthritis (OA). Osteoarthritis is a disorder in which the cartilage in the joints of the body gradually breaks down, allowing the surfaces of the bones to rub directly and wear against each other.
What happens to the muscle tissue in response to resistance training?
the muscle tissue breaks and then grows back stronger and thicker
Solve this riddle whatever falls it breaks whatever breaks it falls?
The riddle goes like this-What falls, but does not break, and what breaks but does not fall? Night falls
Why is heat deadly?
It breaks down the nerve system. Then it tears apart tissue, muscle and your body won't be regulated very well from the brain. So heart shuts off.
When hermit crabs die will they get stiff?
No. They do not, tissue breaks down and they get gooey....
What do you call an organism that breaks dead tissue into its basic elements?
peramecium
Why may atheroma result in cardiovascular disease?
An arheroma is a plaque made from cholesterol. When it breaks off it forms a clot in the blood stream. If this clot clogs an artery that feeds the heart muscle, it can cause ischemia (tissue hypoxia) or infarction (tissue death).
What enzyme breaks up a blood clot in the heart?
Tissue plasminogen activator.
Wear and tear arthritis?
The medical term for the form of arthritis that is commonly known as wear-and-tear arthritis is osteoarthritis.
