Can cartilage injury recover itself?

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In some people, even if the joint is fractured, the damage is mainly bone (composed of bone tissue, renewable); In some people, the cartilage is damaged, and it is very difficult to repair the damaged cartilage. Can cartilage injury recover itself? Let's talk about it

Can cartilage injury recover itself?

Chondrocyte proliferation ability is very weak, almost no self replication and proliferation ability, after injury can not repair the wound through self chondrocyte proliferation. Small area of cartilage injury, surgical methods to stimulate cartilage repair

Such as arthroscopic microfracture surgery; Large area of cartilage injury was repaired by cartilage bone transplantation or chondrocyte transplantation; In the elderly, the whole intra-articular cartilage was diffusely exfoliated, and artificial joint replacement or arthrodesis was performed.

The first principle of cartilage injury rehabilitation: rehabilitation treatment of exfoliative chondritis (OCD) is similar to that of degenerative cartilage injury. The goal of rehabilitation is to restore joint range of motion and muscle strength, reduce pain and swelling. Reduce the pressure on the joint to delay joint degeneration, promote healing, in order to achieve normal function.

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Intra articular bone damage can be repaired automatically, but the process is slow; Articular cartilage is damaged and cannot be repaired automatically. If the wear is serious, replacement is recommended to avoid suffering. It should be noted that no matter conservative treatment or joint replacement, early rehabilitation, active training and protection should be taken.