Osteoarthritis of the knee is a common cause of knee pain, especially in middle aged to older people. Treatments include surgery, exercise, injection, TENS.
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease which can affect any joint in the body. Osteoarthritis – of the knee is one of the most common causes of knee pain in middle aged to older adults.
Osteoarthritis of the Knee
In the body the surface of joints are protected by a shiny smooth surface called articular cartilage. In osteoarthritis this cartilage is gradually eroded thus exposing the bone underneath.
Osteoarthritis is classified as either primary or secondary in nature. Primary osteoarthritis starts for no identifiable reason, whereas the onset of secondary arthritis can be attributed to a previous injury that damaged the joint surface.
The knee joint has three parts to it: the patella femoral; the medial tibial femoral and the lateral tibial femoral. The patella femoral is the joint between the patella (knee cap) and femur (thigh bone). The tibial femoral joint make the “hinge” of the knee, it is the buy Arimidex online joint between the tibia (shin bone) and femur (thigh bone) The inside part of the tibial femoral hinge is known as the medial tibial femoral compartment and the outside the lateral. In reality the three compartments are not separate entities and together they make up the knee joint. Osteoarthritis of the knee may affect any one or all of the compartments of the knee.
The symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee vary depending on how severe the changes to the joint are, but generally people experience some or all of the following:
Knee pain comes on over time not suddenly
Crepitus (creaking and cracking) on movement
Dr. Prateek GuptaM.S., M.ch-orth(Livepool),FICS(USA),D.Orth.(London), F.R.C.S – Orth(London),Consultant Orthopedics & Sports Surgeon.Sir Gangaram Hospital, Delhi
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