Osteoarthritis(osteoarthritis) is a dystrophic disease of the joints associated with slow degeneration and destruction of intra-articular cartilage. Over time, there is restructuring of the articular ends of the bones, inflammation and degeneration of the periarticular tissues. The term "arthrosis" (deforming osteoarthritis) includes a group of joint diseases of degenerative-inflammatory nature, which have different origins and similar mechanisms.
Reasons
Primary arthrosis on the background of age and / or biomechanical changes. Secondary, it occurs after injury, on the background of diabetes or thyroid disease due to vascular disorders, etc. Contributes to damage to the joints of the legs and the development of osteoarthritis flatfoot, which impairs the cushioning functions of the foot. Timely application of specially selected orthopedic insoles allows you to correct the deformation of the foot and reduce the load on the joints.
Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease and its incidence increases with age. But this disease occurs not only in the elderly, which determines its social significance.
Symptoms:
- pain during exercise, subsiding at rest;
- restriction of mobility and crunch in the joint;
- muscle tension in the joint area;
- possible periodic appearance of swelling, gradual deformation of the joint.
Primary osteoarthritis - 40-50% of cases of osteoarthritis. The disease develops on a previously healthy joint and the cause is not joint damage, but, for example, hard physical work.
Secondary osteoarthritis - 50-60% of cases. The joint prone to osteoarthritis is deformed even before the disease - for example as a result of trauma.
What joints are affected by osteoarthritis?
Most often osteoarthritis develops in the joints of the lower half of the body (thigh, knee, the first metatarsophalangeal). On the hands, the joints of the phalanges of the fingers are most often exposed to osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis usually occurs first on one joint and then on the second, symmetrically to the first.
Coxarthrosis
Coxarthrosis(osteoarthritis of the hip joint) is characterized by a progressive course and impaired statinodynamic function of the musculoskeletal system. It occupies one of the first places among the degenerative-dystrophic diseases of the musculoskeletal system. The dystrophic process begins with the articular cartilage - its thinning, dissociation, fragmentation occurs and its cushioning properties are lost. As a compensatory reaction on the joint surfaces of the hip joint, marginal bone growths are formed. In the future, sclerosis develops and cysts form in the articulating areas of the femoral head and acetabulum.
Gonarthrosis
Gonarthrosisosteoarthritis of the knee joint) occupies a leading position in the group of arthritic lesions of the joints of the limbs. Patients with gonarthrosis are constantly prevalent among patients visiting clinics, but, unfortunately, they are few among those treated in our hospitals. Inpatient treatment can have a much greater effect than outpatient outpatient therapy. Known to doctors for over 100 years, this disease is called "salt deposition" in everyday life.