Pine The long-term intake of bisphosphonates can lead to the death of bone tissue in all bony structures. While this phenomenon is quite rare in the knee area, bisphosphonate-induced osteonecrosis in the jaw is more common. Furthermore, drugs from the steroid group are also suspected of provoking osteonecrosis of the jaw and knee. Patients suffering … Pine | Osteonecrosis
Therapy The therapy of choice for osteonecrosis depends on several factors. Sometimes it is sufficient to spare the affected part of the body for a while and not to burden it with weight, i.e. to treat it purely conservatively. Thanks to this resting period, spontaneous healing can often be achieved. In worse cases, however, only … Therapy | Osteonecrosis
Ahlbäck’s disease refers to a circulatory disorder in the knee joint. Typically, Ahlbäck’s disease occurs in women over the age of 60. Treatment includes physiotherapy in early stages and partial or total knee replacement in later stages. What is Ahlbäck’s disease? Ahlbäck disease is the term used to describe necrosis of the bone in the … Ahlbaecks Disease: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Introduction Under the term lunatum malacia (composed of lunatum malacia), a layman can imagine little to nothing. If one has received the diagnosis oneself, one knows at least already that it must be a disease of the hand, because there it hurts. But what is this disease, what in the hand is affected and will … Lunatum malaria
Frequency distribution Male patients are more likely to be affected (four times more frequently than women), the age peak being between 20-40 years. Complaints It is sometimes difficult to distinguish lunatum malacia from tendosynovitis, especially because tendosynovitis is much more common than lunatum malacia. How can one be sure of this? In contrast to tendosynovitis, … Frequency distribution | Lunatum malaria
Classification Like many things in medicine, lunatum malaria is divided into different stages, and as the disease progresses the stage increases. The most common is the division according to Decoulx into four stages. In stage 1, changes in bone density can only be detected by MRI. In stage 2, the first damage to the bone … Classification | Lunatum malaria
Occupational Disease Lunatum malactia is recognized as an occupational disease for certain occupational groups that work with tools with “primarily low frequency”, such as pneumatic hammers or soil compactors, and have been active in the field for at least two years. However, this occupational disease does not apply to normal, hand-held chisels. In case of … Occupational Disease | Lunatum malaria
Knee pain, knee joint pain, meniscus damage, cruciate ligament rupture, knee arthrosis Introduction Knee joint pain can have a variety of causes. They are important in the search for the right diagnosis: Age Gender Accident event Type and quality of pain (sharp, dull etc. ) Pain development (slow, sudden, etc. ) Pain occurrence (at rest, … Knee pain – pain that affects the whole knee
Knee pain due to tendonitis Often knee pain also occurs due to inflammation of the tendon in the knee. Inflammation of the tendon is often caused by overstraining or incorrect loading in the knee joint, which is why athletes are often affected. Symptoms are mainly newly occurring pain after movement, redness and knee swelling. If … Knee pain due to tendonitis | Knee pain – pain that affects the whole knee
Rheumatoid Arthritis Synonyms:Rheumatism, primarily chronic polyarthritis, PCP, RA, joint rheumatism Location of the greatest pain: Not clearly identifiable. Pain around the entire joint. PathologyCause:Rheumatoid inflammation of the knee joint mucosa. Mostly other joints are also affected. Age:middle to higher age Gender:Women > Men Accident:No Type of pain: stabbing, bright, burning Pain development: Both acute attacks … Rheumatoid Arthritis | Knee pain – pain that affects the whole knee
Bacterial infection Synonyms:purulent arthritis Location of the greatest pain: Not clearly identifiable. Pain around the entire joint. Partial pain maximum above the inner femoral condyle. PathologyCause:Bacterial knee inflammation either through direct germ introduction or in the context of a bacterial infection via the bloodstream. Sources can be a chronic sinusitis or chronic dental root inflammation. … Bacterial infection | Knee pain – pain that affects the whole knee
When climbing stairs Knee pain when climbing stairs is load-dependent pain, which can be triggered by knee arthrosis behind the kneecap, among other things. Again, this is age-related wear and tear. The so-called “runner’s knee” is probably known to almost every passionate jogger. Hardly anyone does not complain of knee pain even in his training … When climbing stairs | Knee pain – pain that affects the whole knee
