What is the meaning of Chondrolysis?

Description: Chondrolysis is defined as rapidly progressive loss of articular cartilage from both the femoral and acetabular sides of the hip.

What is Chondrolysis of the knee?

Chondrolysis is the disappearance of articular cartilage due to lysis of the chondral matrix and the chondrocytes. It results in progressive thinning of the joint line, which can cause pain and swelling.

What is chondrolysis of the hip?

Abstract. Idiopathic Chondrolysis of the Hip (ICH) is a rare condition, occurring mostly in black female adolescence. It is characterized by the rapidly progressive destruction of articular cartilage in the hip joint resulting in premature degeneration and subsequent joint arthrosis.

What causes Chondrolysis?

The cause of chondrolysis still remains unknown. Theories include autoimmune process[17,18,19] alteration in the synovial nutrition to the articular cartilage, mechanical injury, cartilage dysplasia, ischemia, abnormal intracapsular pressure, and inherent abnormal chondrocyte metabolism.

What is chondrolysis of the shoulder?

A: Chondrolysis is defined as a generalized (all over) loss of the articular (surface) cartilage of the glenohumeral joint. The glenohumeral joint refers to both sides of the shoulder joint: the round head at the top of the humerus (upper arm bone) and the glenoid (shallow groove that functions as the shoulder socket).

How common is chondrolysis?

Chondrolysis is a rare but catastrophic complication of arthroscopic shoulder instability surgery (Fig. 40-2). Multiple cases in the literature have been reported, but open surgical stabilization has not been associated with chondrolysis.

How long does it take to recover from chondroplasty of the knee?

Full recovery may occur as quickly as five weeks after surgery and may take as long as six months, depending on the severity of your problem, your age, and the procedure performed. In most patients, the complete recovery process takes several months.