Arthritis(osteoarthritis) is a dystrophy of the joints involving the slow degeneration and destruction of cartilage in the joints. Over time, there is remodeling of the joint ends of the bones, inflammation and degeneration of the tissues around the joints. The term "osteoarthritis" (osteoarthritis) includes a group of joint diseases of a degenerative-inflammatory nature, with different origins and similar mechanisms.
Reason
Primary arthropathy is based on age-related and/or biomechanical changes. Secondary, occurring after a trauma, on the background of diabetes or thyroid disease, from a vascular disorder, etc. v. Contributes to damage to the joints of the legs and the development of flatfoot joint disease, violation of the shock-absorbing functions of the Feet. Timely application of specially selected orthopedic insoles allows you to correct the deformity of the foot and relieve stress on the joints.
Arthritis is the most common joint disease and its frequency increases with age. But the disease does not only occur in the elderly, which determines its social significance.
Symptom:
- pain on exertion, relieved with rest;
- limited mobility and crunching in the joints;
- joint muscle tension;
- periodically may appear swelling, gradual deformation of the joints.
Primary arthropathy - 40-50% of cases have joint disease. The disease develops on a previously healthy joint, and its cause is not joint damage, but hard work.
Secondary joint disease - 50-60% of cases. Joints, which are prone to arthritis, were already deformed even before the disease - due to trauma, for example.
Which joints are affected by osteoarthritis?
Most often, arthropathy develops in the joints of the lower half of the body (hips, knees, first sternum). On the hands, the joints of the fingers are the most common site of dryness. Osteoarthritis usually occurs first on one joint, then on the second - symmetrical to the first joint.
Coxarthrosis
Coxarthrosis(osteoarthritis) is characterized by a progressive and functional state deterioration of the musculoskeletal system. It occupies one of the first places among degenerative-dystrophic diseases of the musculoskeletal system. The process of dystrophy begins with articular cartilage - thinning, dissociation, fragmentation and loss of its cushioning properties occur. As a compensatory response of the articular surfaces of the hip, marginal bony outgrowths are formed. In the future, sclerotic sclerosis develops and cysts are formed in the articular parts of the femoral head and femoral joint.
gonarthrosis
GonarthrosisOsteoarthritis of the knee) occupies the leading position in the group of diseases of the joints of the extremities. Patients with gonarthrosis consistently predominate among patients who visit our polyclinics, but unfortunately, they are very few among those treated in our hospital. Inpatient treatment can have a much greater effect than local outpatient treatment. Known to doctors for more than 100 years, this disease in everyday life is called "salt deposition" disease.