Knee osteoarthritis (gonarthrosis) is a disease that causes knee cartilage deformity.This disease occurs very often, especially in the older generation.Knee function is deteriorating, so difficulty and pain in mobility are the most important signs of the disease.Nowadays, knee osteoarthritis is also common in people between 25 and 30 years old.This speaks to the versatility of the causes and therefore the treatment.> There are two types of gonorrhea: unilateral (affecting only one knee) and bilateral (affecting both knees).Usually the disease occurs in its bilateral manifestations.
Reason
Gonorrhea, like coxathrosis, most often manifests itself in old age.Although today is no exception as young people also experience symptoms of this disease.This suggests that the causes of gonorrhea are different and that each cause may have its own impact on the presentation, severity, and treatment of the disease.There is also the possibility of a genetic predisposition, meaning knee arthritis may be more common in some families than others.Additionally, the disease may not be genetically determined.Therefore, several causes of gonorrhea can be identified.
- Various physical injuries to the knee (bruises, dislocations, etc.).
- Heavy load does not correspond to age (5-7% of all cases of gonorrhea, as well as coxarthrosis).
- Excessive body weight of the patient (10% of all cases of gonorrhea).
- Comorbidities such as arthritis (5-7% of all cases of gonorrhea, polyarthritis and coxarthrosis).
- Congenital weakness of the ligaments (3-5% of gonorrhea cases).
- Metabolic syndrome and metabolic problems in the body.
- Spasm of the upper thigh muscles (in up to 50% of cases of gonorrhea and coxarthrosis).
Symptom
Symptoms of knee osteoarthritis are almost the same and appear in most patients.Patients also note that the pain is worse in spring and autumn and depends on weather changes.The main symptom of the disease is knee pain.Usually, it does not appear immediately but is only noticed after a long walk and appears in the late afternoon.In the morning, the knee may feel stiff when moving.If minor symptoms are not paid attention, the disease can progress and bring extremely undesirable results to the patient.In addition to the main symptoms, there are several other signs of the disease:
- pain in a calm state, gradually decreasing in quality when walking;
- limited movement of the knee joint and difficulty controlling its mobility;
- stiffness of knee movement;
- increased sensitivity in the knee area;
- swelling of the knee joint and swelling of the surrounding skin;
- deformity of the knee joint.
The condition of the knee joint is evaluated by examination by a doctor and X-rays.Furthermore, the disease stage of any joint disease (including coxathrosis, gonarthrosis, polyarthrosis and others) can only be determined by X-rays, and only a doctor can evaluate such conditions.Therefore, it is extremely important not to self-diagnose or draw hasty conclusions.
Levels of gonorrhea
level 1
The knee joints do not succumb to the deforming effects of the disease, but only manifest with external signs, the skin around the joints is slightly swollen and has obvious color changes.At the physiological level, it is characterized by small changes in hyaline cartilage.Due to the accumulation of a significant amount of synovial fluid in the synovial membrane, the joint will be slightly deformed, accompanied by pain when walking.Other signs such as limited mobility were not observed.And so it's very difficult to track them on X-rays.At this level, the disease is difficult to diagnose, but if identified quickly, treatment will be more effective than with second or third degree gonorrhea, as well as other types of joint diseases (coxarthrosis, polyarthrosis).
level II
The main symptom is unbearable or severe pain even with mild exertion, the pain increases when walking and lifting heavy objects.Over time, this will develop into difficulty bending the knee.At the physiological level, this is manifested by a sharp decrease in the volume of the cartilage layer, and in some places it is even completely absent.Based on the results of X-rays, the degree can be determined by the development of the marginal bone and the density of the joint space.When the joint is active, especially when walking for a long time, a characteristic crunching sound will appear.Gradually, the patient may lose the ability to bend the knee or it will be very difficult to do so.The deforming effect is already evident at this stage of the development of gonorrhea, as well as other types of joint diseases (coxarthrosis, polyarthrosis).This is clearly noticeable and the surrounding skin becomes rough and changes color.Treatment at this stage is better to begin comprehensive and intensive.Here both drugs and traditional treatments are involved.
level III
It is characterized by severe pain, even when the knee joint is inactive or immobile.The deformation effect is very noticeable and one can visually identify significant changes in the structure of the joint and adjacent tissues.At the physiological level, it is marked by the absence of cartilage tissue and this is easy to diagnose on X-ray.Treatment of stage III arthritis of the knee joint and other types of joint diseases (polyarthritis, coxarthrosis) is an almost irreversible process.Rather, the main goal of such treatment will be to reduce pain and eliminate some of the symptoms of the disease.