Grading versus pain
Although it looks as if it should always be painful, and it generally is, there are nonetheless many patients with Grade IV cartilage damage who do not experience pain.
Grade IV arthritis is arthritic destruction of the joint cartilage to the point of exposure of the underlying bone.
Although it looks as if it should always be painful, and it generally is, there are nonetheless many patients with Grade IV cartilage damage who do not experience pain.