Difference between revisions of "Joints Degenerative - Pathology"

Revision as of 15:49, 3 March 2011

From glucocorticoids injected into joint as antiinflammatories
Injection sometimes causes rapid progression of degeneration
Glucocortyicois suppress anabolic effect of chondrocytes -> reduction of cartilage matrix syhthesis -> proteoglycan depletion -> slower repair

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-===Cranial cruciate ligament rupture===
+===[[Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture]]===
-*Autoantibodies against collagens seen in the joint fluid – no relationship to the disease (ie: not an autoimmune disease) – can be seen in any joint disease
-[[Category:Joints - Degenerative Pathology]]