Arthritis in the Knee. Knee arthritis.

Wear and tear in the joint. When knees cause problems.

If your knee were an old door hinge it would creak with every movement. What would you do? Of course – oil it a little. Also the constant door-open and door-shut action has worn the hinge out somewhat. The door no longer sits properly on its hinges. So you fetch the file and reshape the hinge to its original form.

Your knee joint is of course not a door hinge but nevertheless it can wear out and creak – and produce rubbing noises. The knee hurts. And step by step the symptoms appear to worsen. The blame lies in the phenomena of wear and tear in the knee joint, medically correct term 'arthritis'.

Step for step arthritis progresses.

A knee is like a creaking door: If the knee becomes less and less mobile, then very likely the joint will be damaged.

A knee is like a creaking door: If the knee becomes less and less mobile, then very likely the joint will be damaged.

Three bones bump against each other in the knee joint: the femur, the tibia and the knee cap. So that they do not rub painfully against one another causing injury, their bearing surface is cushioned by a soft layer of cartilage. However if this protective cartilage disintegrates and the bones rub against each other this produces pain. Avoidance postures and little movement are fatal: If there is too little movement the joint cartilage dries out and also loses its protective dampening function. A vicious circle.

However the treatment for the symptoms of knee arthritis is good. Here at Schön Klinik we are specialists in this area.

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Pavel Dufek


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