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===Steroid ~~arthropathy~~===

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*From glucocorticoids injected into joint as antiinflammatories

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*Injection sometimes causes rapid progression of degeneration

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*Glucocortyicois suppress anabolic effect of chondrocytes -> reduction of cartilage matrix syhthesis -> proteoglycan depletion -> slower repair

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~~[[Category:Joints - Degenerative Pathology]]~~

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