Arthrosis(osteoarthritis) is a dystrophic disease of the joints associated with slow degeneration and destruction of intra-articular cartilage. Over time there is a restructuring of the joint ends of the bones, inflammation and degeneration of the periarticular tissues. The concept of "arthrosis" (deforming osteoarthritis) includes a group of joint diseases of a degenerative-inflammatory nature, which have different origins and similar mechanisms.
causes
Primary osteoarthritis against the background of age-related and / or biomechanical changes. Secondary, occurs after an injury, against the background of diabetes mellitus or thyroid disease, due to vascular disorders, etc. It contributes to damage to the joints of the legs and the development of arthrosis of the flat feet, which violates the shock-absorbing functions of the foot. Timely application of specially selected orthopedic insoles allows you to correct foot deformity and reduce stress on the joints.
Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease and its frequency increases with age. But this disease occurs not only in the elderly, which determines its social significance.
Symptoms:
- pain during exertion, which subsides at rest;
- limited mobility and creaking 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 its cause is not damage to the joint, but, for example, hard physical work.
Secondary osteoarthritis - 50-60% of cases. The joint, prone to osteoarthritis, was deformed even before the disease, for example due to trauma.
Which joints are affected by osteoarthritis?
Most often osteoarthritis develops in the joints of the lower half of the body (hip, knee, 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, symmetrical to the first.
Coxarthrosis
Coxarthrosis(arthrosis of the hip joint) is characterized by a progressive course and a reduced state-dynamic 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 of the articular surfaces of the hip joint, marginal bone growths are formed. In the future, sclerosis develops and cysts are formed in the jointed sections of the femoral head and acetabulum.
Gonarthrosis
Gonarthrosisarthrosis of the knee joint) occupies a leading place in the group of arthritic injuries of the joints of the extremities. Patients with gonarthrosis consistently prevail among patients who attend polyclinics, but, unfortunately, there are few of those who are treated in our hospitals. Inpatient treatment could have a much greater effect than outpatient therapy in the workplace. Known by doctors for over 100 years, this disease in everyday life is called "salt deposition".