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ARTICULAR CARTILAGE [17 records]

Record 1 2024-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Bones and Joints
CONT

Chondrolabral separation refers to a form of chondrolabral injury, where the acetabular labrum is separated from the adjacent cartilage at the articular margin. … This type of lesion typically occurs at the anterosuperior aspect of the acetabulum.

Key term(s)
  • chondro-labral separation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Os et articulations

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

CPP [calcium pyrophosphate] crystals almost exclusively deposit into articular fibrocartilage and hyaline cartilage...

OBS

articular fibrocartilage; fibrocartilago articularis: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

fibrocartilage articulaire : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

fibrocartilago articularis : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 3 2018-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies)
perichondrium
Latin
A02.0.00.008
classification system code, see observation
DEF

The layer of dense fibrous connective tissue investing all cartilage except the articular cartilage of synovial joints.

OBS

perichondrium: term derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.0.00.008: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
perichondrium
Latin
A02.0.00.008
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Enveloppe de tissu conjonctif dense entourant le cartilage à l'exception du cartilage articulaire des articulations synoviales.

OBS

périchondre : terme dérivé de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.0.00.008 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 4 2017-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A test designed to evaluate the quality of the articulating surfaces of the patella and performed by moving the patella up and down while pressing it lightly against the femur. This causes painful grating if the central portion of the articular cartilage has degenerated.

OBS

The term "friction test" is used more commonly than "patellar femoral grinding test".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Manœuvre mettant en évidence l'existence de lésions cartilagineuses fémoro-rotuliennes. La mobilisation passive de la rotule sur la trochlée de haut en bas donne lieu à une crépitation douloureuse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 5 2013-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

A condition where the bones of the hip are abnormally shaped.

CONT

In FAI, bone spurs develop around the femoral head and/or along the acetabulum. The bone overgrowth causes the hip bones to hit against each other, rather than to move smoothly. Over time, this can result in the tearing of the labrum and breakdown of articular cartilage(osteoarthritis).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Os et articulations
CONT

Le conflit fémoro-acétabulaire s'inscrit dans un ensemble de situations où la tête du fémur et l'acétabulum entrent en contact de façon précoce du fait de diverses variantes anatomiques [...]

Spanish

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Record 6 2012-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

The conversion of a bone into an ivory-like mass.

OBS

In osteoarthritis, the thinning of the articular cartilage due to disorganization and fragmentation of the superficial tissue and extension of degenerative changes to the deeper part of the cartilage, resulting in exposure of the subchondral bone, which becomes denser and the surface of which becomes worn and polished.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Induration pathologique du tissu osseux (ou même cartilagineux), qui devient aussi compact que l'ivoire.

Key term(s)
  • sclérose osseuse

Spanish

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Record 7 2012-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

A disease characterized by deposits of calcium pyrophosphate crystals in the articular cartilage and synovial fluid.

CONT

The highest KS content (595 ng/ml) was measured in the patients with articular chondrocalcinosis (calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition disease/pseudogout). (In Orv Hetil (HUNGARY) Feb 28 1993, 134 (9) p461-7, cited in data base.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

[...] manifestations pathologiques liées à la présence de dépôts calciques dans le tissu cartilagineux des articulations [...]

OBS

Les Européens conservent en général l'appellation «chondrocalcinose articulaire», alors que les auteurs américains se réfèrent plus volontiers à la «maladie par dépôts de cristaux de pyrophosphate de calcium dihydraté» ou encore au «syndrome de pseudogoutte», désignant plutôt l'accès aigu microcristallin. On en exclut les troubles causés par d'autres cristaux calciques, par exemple l'hydroxyapatite responsable de la maladie des calcifications tendineuses multiples, mais qui semble aussi jouer un rôle pathogène intra-articulaire.

Spanish

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Record 8 2011-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

A technique for assessing patella alta on a lateral radiograph with the knee flexed 30°. The ratio of the height of the lower pole of the articular cartilage above the tibial plateau to the articular length of the patella is measured.

OBS

The normal value is defined as 0.8, and patella alta is present when the ratio is greater than 1.0.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Méthode permettant d'évaluer une malposition haute de la rotule sur un cliché de profil, le genou fléchi à 30°. Le rapport entre la distance séparant l'extrémité inférieure de la surface articulaire de la rotule à la tangente au plateau tibial et la longueur de la surface articulaire de la rotule est normalement de 0,8.

OBS

Un résultat égal ou supérieur à 1 traduit une malposition haute.

Spanish

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Record 9 2010-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
  • Animal Anatomy
DEF

A clear viscid lubricating fluid secreted by membranes in joint cavities, sheaths of tendons, and bursae.

CONT

The principal role of synovial fluid is to reduce friction between the articular cartilage of synovial joints during movement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
  • Anatomie animale
DEF

Liquide d'aspect filant qui est sécrété par les synoviales et qui lubrifie les articulations mobiles.

Spanish

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Record 10 2010-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

An osteochondral fracture of the capitellum which results in a separation of a semilunar fragment of the articular cartilage and the underlying bone. The dislodged fragment is usually displaced into the joint.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Fracture parcellaire ostéochondrale du capitellum qui résulte en une souris articulaire. [D'après EMSQU, 31018, A10, 1986, p. 4.]

Spanish

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Record 11 2003-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

Softening of the articular cartilage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Ramollissement des cartilages articulaires.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Huesos y articulaciones
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Record 12 1992-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

In chondrocalcinosis articularis, calcified deposits develop in hyaline cartilage and fibrocartilage and in the joint capsules. The large joints are affected most often, especially the knees. The symphysis pubis is the second most common site of involvement. The roentgenograms demonstrate a characteristic picture. The menisci may show calcification. Very often there is a thin line of calcification in the articular cartilage which runs parallel with and slightly separated from the subchondral bony cortex. Calcification is found also in the articular cartilage and the fibrocartilage of other large joints, as well as within or adjacent to the joint capsule.(From TUROR, 1984, p. 1287. ]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Calcification bordant la plaque osseuse sous-chondrale, observée sur les ménisques et bourrelets intra-articulaires, mais aussi sur les ligaments adjacents, le cartilage symphysaire, les disques intervertébraux. On note également certains sièges extra-articulaires tels que la face antérieure de la partie terminale du tendon d'Achille. Le liséré calcique se retrouve en particulier dans la chondrocalcinose. [D'après EMSQU, 31316, a10, 1982, P. 3.]

OBS

source c : EMSQU, 31316, A10, 1982, p. 3.

Spanish

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Record 13 1992-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

The appearance seen in early rheumatoid arthritis, produced by erosions leading to indistinctness and focal loss of continuity of the dorsoradial subchondral bone plate of the metacarpal heads. These erosions are most commonly seen at the second and third metacarpophalangeal joints and third proximal interphalangeal joint, but also occur in bare areas, at the edge of the articular cartilage. [From KERHE, 1985, p. 573 and ARHEU, 1989, p. 731. ]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Aspect observé surtout à la tête des métacarpiens au stade précoce de la polyarthrite rhumatoïde, se traduisant par des érosions minimes de la corticale dont les contours sont flous, avec interruption de la ligne osseuse sous-chondrale qui apparaît en pointillé à la périphérie des cartilages.

Spanish

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Record 14 1992-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Ischemic necrosis of the femoral capital epiphysis is characterized initially by dense areas appearing in the femoral head. These areas may take the form of a bandlike linear opacity along the articular surface, or may follow the epiphyseal line. Widening of the epiphyseal cartilage plate may then occur. Spherical segmental opacities then appear, giving the so-called "snow-cap" appearance. [From GBONE, 1980, p. 184. ]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Opacité d'un segment de la sphère céphalique fémorale dans la nécrose aseptique.

Spanish

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Record 15 1992-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Those parts of the bone within a joint that are not covered with articular cartilage and that correspond to the earliest sites of erosion in synovial inflammatory diseases. [From RHEUD, 1983, p. 175. ]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Portions des extrémités osseuses qui, tout en étant intra-articulaires, ne sont pas recouvertes de cartilage et correspondent aux sites des premières manifestations d'érosion dans les synovites. [D'après EMSQU, 1985, 31280, A10, p. 9.]

OBS

Source c : EMSQU, 1985, 31280, A10, p. 9.

Spanish

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Record 16 1992-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
CONT

Widening of the joint space suggests increased volume within the joint cavity. This results from four mechanisms : increased thickness of the cartilage, fluid in the joint cavity, deposition of fibrous material between the articular ends of the bones during the endstage of a destructive process, and resorption of bone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
CONT

L'élargissement de l'interligne articulaire peut être la conséquence soit d'un épanchement, d'un corps étranger ou d'une tumeur intra-articulaire, soit d'une lésion périarticulaire (diastasis ou bâillement à la suite d'une entorse ou d'une fracture); parfois on peut observer un pseudo-élargissement en rapport avec une décalcification sous-chondrale.

Spanish

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Record 17 1990-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Muscles and Tendons
  • Musculoskeletal System
OBS

The knee : ligament and articular cartilage injuries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muscles et tendons
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)

Spanish

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