What examination does osteoarthritis do

Update Date: 2023-09-05 Source: Network

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But my mother told us that the hospital should not have a long time to do a physical examination of osteoarthritis!

What examination does osteoarthritis do

First of all: osteoarthritis patients should do a general examination to know how the physical condition, but often no abnormal changes, ESR, blood routine, urine routine, blood biochemical indicators are normal. Synovial fluid analysis was normal, clear, yellowish, high viscosity, positive mucin test, normal or slightly increased total protein concentration, occasionally seen mucin clot, the total number of white blood cells was less than 1000. In addition, red blood cells, cartilage and bone fragments, fibrous debris can be found.

Secondly: in the early stage of osteoarthritis, when only cartilage degeneration changes, X-ray examination is basically normal, no abnormal changes can be seen. With the aggravation of the disease, the erosion and stripping of articular cartilage make the articular cartilage thin and disappear, resulting in the narrowing of joint space and asymmetry.

Finally: some severe osteoarthritis patients, to the late stage of osteoarthritis, can appear joint space completely disappeared. For example, for the joint space of adult knee joint, on the normal standard X-ray film, the joint space is 4mm, less than 3mm is the joint space narrow. The normal joint space of people over 60 years old is 3 mm, and the joint space of people less than 2 mm is narrow. With the destruction of articular cartilage, subchondral bone is invaded, which leads to the sclerosis, cystic degeneration and osteophyte formation around the joint.

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The X-ray features of osteoarthritis are joint space stenosis, subchondral bone sclerosis and osteophyte formation. In the late stage of the disease can appear joint subluxation and obvious deformity, some joints may also appear joint ankylosis, osteoarthritis patients usually diet to pay attention to, it is best to nutrition, but also appropriate calcium.