What is chondral ulcer?
Chondral lesions are caused through degradation of joint cartilage, in response to metabolic, genetic, vascular and traumatic stimuli. They can occur because of a single episode of overload on the knee joint, or through several cyclical episodes of small magnitude.
Do chondral fissures heal?
When it does heal, it is usually a fibrocartilage tissue layer that heals, which may or may not be functional over the long term.
What is Condral?
A chondral defect refers to a focal area of damage to the articular cartilage (the cartilage that lines the end of the bones). An osteochondral defect refers to a focal area of damage that involves both the cartilage and a piece of underlying bone.
What is chondral damage?
What is focal chondral damage? This refers to a specific area of damage to joint surface (the tough, rubbery cartilage that covers the ends of the bones). This cartilage acts as a shock absorber, as well as allowing the bones to move smoothly over one another.
What does chondral mean in medical terms?
Cartilage, or chondral, damage is known as a lesion and can range from a soft spot on the cartilage (Grade I lesion) or a small tear in the top layer to an extensive tear that extends all the way to the bone (Grade IV or “full-thickness” lesion).
What are the symptoms of cartilage damage in the knee?
Symptoms of cartilage damage
- joint pain – this may continue even when resting and worsen when you put weight on the joint.
- swelling – this may not develop for a few hours or days.
- stiffness.
- a clicking or grinding sensation.
- the joint locking, catching, or giving way.
What kind of surgery is needed for chondral injury?
The treatment for chondral injurys ranges from conservative, to arthroscopic and open surgeries (arthroscopic debridement, marrow-stimulating techniques, autologous chondrocyte transfers and implantation, and allografts), and would depend on the patient’s, age, etiology, grade, and quality of the lesion.
What are the different types of chondral lesions?
Common chondral lesions in the knee are: 1 Chondromalacia / Degenerative Chondrosis (Cartilage tears away unevenly, with shallow walls) 2 Osteochondritis Dissecans / Osteochondral Fracture (Cartilage breaks away with a piece of the bone) 3 Chondral Flap (Cartilage separates from the bone and moves like a door with a hinge at one end)
What kind of damage is a chondral tear?
Cartilage, or chondral, damage is known as a lesion and can range from a soft spot on the cartilage (Grade I lesion) or a small tear in the top layer to an extensive tear that extends all the way to the bone (Grade IV or “full-thickness” lesion).
How to treat knee pain caused by chondromalacia?
The most common way to treat symptoms of chondromalacia patella is to rest the knee. What is chondromalacia patella? Chondromalacia patella (knee pain) is the softening and breakdown of the tissue (cartilage) on the underside of the kneecap (patella). Pain results when the knee and the thigh bone (femur) rub together.