DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Chondral changes
Cartilage
Cartilage [ˈkaːrtələdʒ ˈkaːrtələdʒ] is a flexible connective tissue found in many areas in the bodies of humans and other animals, including the joints between bones, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, the elbow, the knee, the ankle, the bronchial tubes and the intervertebral discs. It is not as hard and rigid as bone but is stiffer and less flexible than muscle. Cartilage is composed of specialized cells called chondroblasts that produce a large amount of extracellular matrix composed of Type II collagen (except fibrocartilage which also contains type I collagen) fibers, abundant ground substance rich in proteoglycan, and elastin fibers...
Chondral changes - List of case studies
- List of Diseases and Conditions
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Arthritic alterations (articular surfaces) Arthritic changes Arthritic manifestations Arthritis Arthritis diseases ... Cholecyst calculus Cholelithiasis Chondral changes Chondromalcia (small foci) Chondropathy ...
- Chronic pain of undetermined origin
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. This pain is unaffected by breathing, but sometimes changes with posture and is slightly worse after meals. The pain is now dull ... diffuse medio-dorsal spondylosis. Presence of diffuse chondral calcifications . A small sclerotic area was observed in the ...
- Right Knee Pain
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joint space is preserved. • Early mild arthritic changes can be noticed, especially in the intercondylar eminence and ... : there is mild amount of effusion . Evidence of mild chondral changes , mostly in the patelofemoral joint is evident. The cruciate ...
- Chronic Pain in the Lower Rib Cage – Suspected Intercostal Neurinoma
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Such pain does not change when breathing, but it sometimes changes with the posture and gets slightly worse after meals. It is an ... medio-dorsal spondylosis features. Presence of diffuse chondral calcifications. A small sclerotic area is observed in the medial ...