Symptoms The feeling of something moving in knee. Knee locking as though something is blocking it. Causes Injury to cartilage during trauma or sports can lead to the formation of a loose body. Osteoarthritis or Charcot's disease, but the secondary cause is direct or indirect trauma. ...
doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(02)36033-1E.Rice MorganThe Lancet
Background: Loose bodies (LBs) within the knee joint are commonly encountered during clinical practice and are frequently observed during knee arthroscopy. The primary treatment involves the removal of loose bodies; however, their complete eradication is often challenging and may not address underlying ...
Twitter Google Share on Facebook loose bod·ies (lūs bod'ēz) Fragments of cartilage or bone within a joint cavity. They usually result from previous trauma and are not always symptomatic. Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012 ...
A pelvic "loose" body tumour causing urinary symptoms in a 73-year-old man On examination, forced extension of the elbow, in combination with digital pressure over the olecranon fossa, initiated pain in the region of the fossa, but there was no palpable loose body and no evidence of joint...
I've been having an issue lately with cartilage. I have osteoarthritis in my knee. Cartilage is supposed to protect the ends of the bones in a joint from rubbing against each other. When the cartilage starts wearing away, the bones rub against each other and it can be painful. I don't...
KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL. LOOSE CARTILAGE IN THE KNEE-JOINT, PRODUCING REPEATED ATTACKS OF SYNOVITIS ; DIRECT REMOVAL ; RECOVERY WITH A STIFF JOINT.. By - Fergussondoi:10.1016/S0140-6736(02)56250-4FergussonElsevier Ltd.Lancet
Notes of the Microscopical Examination of a Loose Cartilage from the Knee JointNo abstract is available for this article.doi:10.1111/j.1365-2818.1859.tb04571.xW. Woodham WebbLecturer on Histology and Minute Anatomy at the Middlesex Hospital....
Notes of the Microscopical Examination of a Loose Cartilage from the Knee Jointdoi:10.1111/j.1365-2818.1859.tb04571.xW. Woodham WebbLecturer on Histology and Minute Anatomy at the Middlesex Hospital.Transactions of The Microscopical Society & Journal...
In 1923, I 1 reported a case of loose body under the external semilunar cartilage of the knee, cited here as case 1. Since then I have had one more similar experience. In the literature at my disposal I cannot find any mention of this condition and a knowledge of it seems important....