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Chondromalacia patellae
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Chondromalacia patellae A condition in which knee pain results from wear of the cartilage at the back of the kneecap (patella).
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Condition
The term "condition" has a number of biomedical meanings including the following: 1.An unhealthy state, such as in "this is a progressive condition." 2.A state of fitness, such as "getting into condition." 3.Something that is essential to the occurrence of something else; essentially a "precondition." 4.As a verb: to cause a change in something so that a response that was previously associated with a certain stimulus becomes associated with another stimulus; to condition a person, as in behavioral conditioning.
Knee
The complex hinge joint of the upper and lower leg involving the femur, tibia and patella.
Pain
An unpleasant sensory or emotional experience primarily associated with tissue damage, or described in terms of tissue damage, or both.
Cartilage
A firm, flexible connective tissue. In vertebrates, the cartilage forms the skeleton in the early stages of development, after which it is largely replaced by bone. Some cartilage remains at the joints to give flexibility and support.
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Chondritis
Inflammation of the cartilage.
Chondrocalcinosis
Calcification of articular cartilage. May be associated with attacks of joint inflammation that may mimic gout ('Pseudogout').
Chondrodysplasia
Congenital condition in which there is a mutation of a collagen-associated gene.
Chondroitin sulfate
A glycosaminoglycan (formerly called a mucopolysaccharide) found in cartilage, bone, blood vessels and connective tissues. There are two forms: chondroitin sulfate A and chondroitin sulfate C. One or both types accumulate abnormally in several of the mucopolysaccharidosis disorders. Chondroitin sulfate B is now called dermatan sulfate.
Chondromalacia
Softening of cartilage.
Chondroplasia
The formation of cartilage by specialized cells called chondrocytes.
Chondrosarcoma
A malignant tumor that forms in cartilage cells (chondroplasts) and that produces cartilage matrix. Chondrosarcoma can be primary or secondary. Primary chondrosarcoma forms in bone and is found in children. Secondary chondrosarcoma arises from preexisting benign defects of cartilage (such as an osteochondroma or enchondroma), usually after age 40. Treatment is mainly by surgery.
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Charcot joint
Unusually destructive hypertrophic arthropathy resulting from impairment of sensory nerve supply. May occur in syphilis, syringomyelia and diabetes mellitus.
Charnley
Orthopaedic surgeon who devised first replacement hip prosthesis.
Cheiroarthropathy
Stiffness and thickening of the soft tissues of the hand, often with a 'waxy' appearance of the skin. May mimic scleroderma or other inflammatory arthritis. Occurs in long-standing insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
Chondrocalcinosis
Calcification of articular cartilage. May be associated with attacks of joint inflammation that may mimic gout ('Pseudogout').
Chondrodysplasia
Congenital condition in which there is a mutation of a collagen-associated gene.
Chondromalacia patellae
Churg-Strauss Syndrome
Vasculitic disorder with predominant pulmonary eosinophilia.
Collagen
At a microscopic level, this is the 'skeleton' of most tissues in the body.
Collagen disease
See 'Connective tissue disease'.
Colles fracture
Fracture of distal radius and ulna just proximal to the wrist.
Connective tissue disease
Connective tissue diseases are inflammatory multisystem diseases characterised by evidence of autoimmunity (e.g. antibodies to cellular components) in which there are often prominent signs of involvement of the joints and other parts of the locomotor system. e.g. SLE.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Condition
The term "condition" has a number of biomedical meanings including the following: 1.An unhealthy state, such as in "this is a progressive condition." 2.A state of fitness, such as "getting into condition." 3.Something that is essential to the occurrence of something else; essentially a "precondition." 4.As a verb: to cause a change in something so that a response that was previously associated with a certain stimulus becomes associated with another stimulus; to condition a person, as in behavioral conditioning.
Knee
The complex hinge joint of the upper and lower leg involving the femur, tibia and patella.
Pain
An unpleasant sensory or emotional experience primarily associated with tissue damage, or described in terms of tissue damage, or both.
Cartilage
A firm, flexible connective tissue. In vertebrates, the cartilage forms the skeleton in the early stages of development, after which it is largely replaced by bone. Some cartilage remains at the joints to give flexibility and support.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Chondritis
Inflammation of the cartilage.
Chondrocalcinosis
Calcification of articular cartilage. May be associated with attacks of joint inflammation that may mimic gout ('Pseudogout').
Chondrodysplasia
Congenital condition in which there is a mutation of a collagen-associated gene.
Chondroitin sulfate
A glycosaminoglycan (formerly called a mucopolysaccharide) found in cartilage, bone, blood vessels and connective tissues. There are two forms: chondroitin sulfate A and chondroitin sulfate C. One or both types accumulate abnormally in several of the mucopolysaccharidosis disorders. Chondroitin sulfate B is now called dermatan sulfate.
Chondromalacia
Softening of cartilage.
Chondroplasia
The formation of cartilage by specialized cells called chondrocytes.
Chondrosarcoma
A malignant tumor that forms in cartilage cells (chondroplasts) and that produces cartilage matrix. Chondrosarcoma can be primary or secondary. Primary chondrosarcoma forms in bone and is found in children. Secondary chondrosarcoma arises from preexisting benign defects of cartilage (such as an osteochondroma or enchondroma), usually after age 40. Treatment is mainly by surgery.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Charcot joint
Unusually destructive hypertrophic arthropathy resulting from impairment of sensory nerve supply. May occur in syphilis, syringomyelia and diabetes mellitus.
Charnley
Orthopaedic surgeon who devised first replacement hip prosthesis.
Cheiroarthropathy
Stiffness and thickening of the soft tissues of the hand, often with a 'waxy' appearance of the skin. May mimic scleroderma or other inflammatory arthritis. Occurs in long-standing insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
Chondrocalcinosis
Calcification of articular cartilage. May be associated with attacks of joint inflammation that may mimic gout ('Pseudogout').
Chondrodysplasia
Congenital condition in which there is a mutation of a collagen-associated gene.
Chondromalacia patellae
Churg-Strauss Syndrome
Vasculitic disorder with predominant pulmonary eosinophilia.
Collagen
At a microscopic level, this is the 'skeleton' of most tissues in the body.
Collagen disease
See 'Connective tissue disease'.
Colles fracture
Fracture of distal radius and ulna just proximal to the wrist.
Connective tissue disease
Connective tissue diseases are inflammatory multisystem diseases characterised by evidence of autoimmunity (e.g. antibodies to cellular components) in which there are often prominent signs of involvement of the joints and other parts of the locomotor system. e.g. SLE.
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