Sentences with phrase «joint surfaces»

Too much pounding pressure on this cartilage can cause developmental problems resulting in poor bone growth or abnormal joint surfaces leading to painful inflammation.

Collagen is also important for the integrity of joint surfaces.

Another common problem that occurs in the elbow of dogs is osteochonritis dissecans (osteochondrosis) in which a flap of cartilage breaks loose within the joint causing pain when it is trapped between joint surfaces.

A total shoulder replacement involves replacing the arthritic joint surfaces with a highly polished metal ball attached to a stem, and a plastic socket.

Cartilage is filled with fluid — about 80 % of the volume of the cartilage tissue — that plays the essential roles of supporting weight and lubricating joint surfaces.

Just before the end of term, the body secretes a hormone that causes bone loss in the pelvic and lower back joint surfaces.

and approximation - A compressive force to approximate joint surfaces can facilitate a motor response and promote stability.

At the time of the first recall, Toyota acknowledged that the ball joint surfaces may have been scratched during assembly.

Alexopoulos explains: ««When we analyzed the PCM of mice unable to produce type VI collagen, we found that the chondrons (joint surface structures) in these mice were much softer and the joints did not respond well to mechanical pressures.

When the head of the femur is removed, the surgeon places muscular and connective tissue between the two former joint surfaces.

As the new bone forms it also rubs on the opposing joint surface.

Another treatment option is an implant that replaces the medial compartment of the elbow, where disease is most common, with a synthetic joint surface.

Overnutrition also predisposes to development of lesions of osteochondrosis by promoting increases in muscle mass and body weight that further overload inadequately supported joint surfaces.

Excessive biomechanical loading of the inadequately supported epiphyseal articular cartilage leads to secondary disturbances in the nutrition, metabolism, function and viability of the chondrocytes in the developing joint surface.

On radiographs we are looking for flattening of joint surfaces, lucency (dark spots) or sclerosis (white spots) in the bone just under the cartilage, osteophytes (new bone cells), joint effusion (fluids) and joint mice.

«Current techniques for assessing an individual's age at death rely on reviewing the wear and tear on a skeleton's joint surfaces,» says Ann Ross, a professor of biological sciences at NC State and corresponding author of a paper on the work.

In their report published in Science Immunology they describe how expression of a specific molecule — complement C5a — is required to cause the immune cells called neutrophils to adhere to joint surfaces and migrate into the joint, a process known to set off the inflammatory cascade.

«As the joint surfaces suddenly separate, there is no more fluid available to fill the increasing joint volume, so a cavity is created and that event is what's associated with the sound.»

They provide little or no support to the ankle and only minimal shock absorption during wight - bearing activity - leading to wear and tear in the joint surfaces of the ankle, knee and spine.

Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO)-- TPLO involves making a circular cut in the shin bone and rotating its joint surface to a near level orientation.

Traumatic articular fracture through the joint surface is another way cartilage is damaged.

In an attempt to stabilize the joint to decrease the pain, the animal's body produces new bone at the edges of the joint surface, joint capsule, ligament and muscle attachments (bone spurs).

This allows the ball of this ball - in - socket joint to bang away at the joint surface, preventing the socket from forming properly.

Following cruciate rupture, the medial meniscus frequently becomes damaged as a result of being crushed between the joint surfaces as the tibia shifts forwards underneath the femoral condyle.

The joint surfaces of the femur and tibia are separated by two fibrocartilage pads, each called a meniscus.

The damaged meniscus is painful and can become trapped between the joint surfaces, causing further damage to the joint surface.

Pannus, which produces an abnormal coating of fibrovascular tissue over the cornea, joint surfaces, or a prosthetic heart valve and can appear to be tumor - like.

Visualization of the joint surfaces and the ability to identify smaller lesions is significantly improved in comparison with open approaches.

However, when a joint surface is involved, arthritis can result and cause persistent pain that may cause chronic (long - term) lameness.

Without cartilage covering the joint, the joint surface becomes rough and uneven resulting in motion becoming painful.

TPLO undercuts the joint surface and rotates it so that thrust is neutralized.

Range of motion might also be limited due to changes in the cartilage or bone at the joint surface, pain, inflammation, or muscle tightness.

This will result in poorly formed joints which will be subject to wear and tear on the joint surfaces, and assists the development of arthritis.

These compounds increase the production of joint fluid and promote health of the cartilage that lines the joint surfaces.

It can arise from joint tissue destruction after an infection, from congenital defects affecting structural architecture, and from stress and trauma to joint surfaces and supporting structures.»

This leads to inflammation, pain, abnormal wear of the joint surfaces, and lameness.

A common procedure was arthroscopic surgery to «smooth» the joint surfaces or remove portions of torn meniscus.

It can be caused by joint tissue destruction after an infection, by congenital defects that affect structural architecture of the dog's joints, and by stress or trauma to joint surfaces, as well as supporting structures.

Stiff joints and osteoarthritis are common in older dogs because the cartilage that protects their joint surfaces wears down over time, just like ours.

The goal of therapy is to decrease stress on the joint, improve the health of cartilage and joint surfaces, improve mobility and decrease pain.

The classification was based on the existence and severity of arthritic changes on the joint surfaces.

The joint surfaces are pulled slightly apart and are held apart by an external fixator.

I would then add some dietary supplements to support the joints — shark cartilage, green lipped mussel, omega 3 (flax oil or fish oil) and boron are key nutrients to control arthritis and accelerate natural repair to the joint surfaces.

Spanning a joint surface area of 89 acres, and generating up to 18.2 MW combined, two solar farms in Les Mées, France, are part of a broader push in the region that will see panels covering 200 hectares and producing around 100MW by the end of 2011.

As well, she suffered a serious hip injury, which was later diagnosed as a torn labrum, chronic synovitis (inflammation of the lining of the hip joint), and early degeneration (loss of the cartilage covering the joint surfaces).

A subluxation is when the alignment, movement integrity, or physiological function of the spinal joints are altered, although contact between the joint surfaces (of the vertebrae) remain intact.