High-performance sport, daily intense physical activities, short recuperation period after traumas, constant movement – all those things are familiar to any young body. However, almost every fifth person after the age of 50 will experience stiffness and pain in knees in the morning. And such routine activity as getting up from a bed, sitting at a dining table or walking down stairs will become problematic. In this case, it is an indication of a knee arthrosis.
A knee arthrosis is a degenerative-dystrophic pathology that leads to deformation and damage of a joint cartilage, resulting in a loss of mobility of a limb.
Causes, symptoms and diagnostics of gonarthrosis
Gonarthrosis or a deformative arthrosis of a knee joint is a degenerative-dystrophic, progressive condition that affects joint cartilage causing deformation of bones, ligaments and a joint capsule. Women are as much as twice more likely to be afflicted by this pathology than men. Among the main causes are:
- Natural tear and wear of a joint
- This problem running in the family
- Excessive pressure to a joint
- Bodyoverweight
- History of knee injuries
Professional athletes, such as track athletes, weightlifters, football players, and gymnasts are particularly in a risk group of development of a knee arthrosis condition.
Initial diagnostics is quite simple as a clinical picture is very typical and obvious. This gives a patient enough time to see a specialist, select a correct treatment and prevent from permanent changes in the joint taking hold. The most common symptoms are:
- pain in knees while being idle or during movement
- snapping and cracking sounds in joints
- morning stiffness and a struggle walking downstairs
- mildswollennessofajoint
Despite very obvious clinical picture, complaints and external signs are not enough to design an effective treatment. A traumatologist will need to use professional methods of diagnostics:
- ultrasound diagnostics
- X-ray of a joint
in order to make a correct diagnosis and select an effective treatment.
In complex scenarios, a doctor might suggest a computer tomography or MRT, and in some situations there could be a need for a knee joint arthroscopy.
Treatment of knee joint arthrosis at Rudenko Clinic in Zaporizhia
Despite quite a lengthy period of development of a knee joint arthrosis, in the end it leads to a partial or total restriction of mobility of a person, which has a negative impact on the overall quality of their life.
In case of progression of degenerative processes in joints, you will be offered an option of a surgical intervention, and, possibly, knee joint replacement procedure. The Rudenko Clinic employs a team of professional traumatologists whose daily job is to help people return to their normal lives within the shortest period of time.
If you value healthy joints and good quality of life, we will help you achieve your goal, and you will remain satisfied with results.
We will gladly answer all your questions should you call any of the numbers in the Contacts section.