Joint cartilage and arthritis

  1. Types of arthritis

    The most common form of knee arthritis is 'osteoarthritis', while the knee …

  2. The common arthritis pathway

    Arthritis can trigger from an injury, poor knee mechanics, weight issues an…

  3. How knee arthritis progresses

    The joint cartilage damage in the arthritic knee progresses and can be moni…

  4. What's special about hyaline (articular) cartilage?

    Articular cartilage has a very unique structure with few cells and a high w…

  5. Arthritis cysts and spurs

    Cysts and spurs are created by the knee joint bones trying to heal themselv…

  6. Joint injections for knee arthritis

    Before knee replacement becomes necessary, the patient my find some relief …

  7. The concept of arthritis compartments

    The main bony contact areas in the knee joint are called 'compartments'. Th…

  8. Classifying the amount of cartilage damage

    Careful notekeeping allows a surgeon to follow the progression of knee dama…

  9. Knee X-rays and arthritis

    Usually, at least three views are taken at different angles to show the joi…