SPECIAL JOINTS





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JOINTS:
 


The joints are anatomical structures that bring into mutual contact two or more bones. The joints of the human body are about 360 and are distinguished primarily by their degree of mobility.

The joints are divided, from the structural point of view, in:
  •     Fibrous joints: the bones are connected by fibrous tissue;
  •     Cartilaginous joints: the bones are united by cartilage;
  •     Synovial joints: the bones are separated by a cavity, in addition to being linked by means of structures.

In most cases the contact between the bones is not direct, but mediated by fibrous tissue or cartilage and / or from the liquid.
 
The joints of divided, according to the function, in:
  •     Joint property or sinartrosi: bind tightly the bone heads, do not allow flexion / movements;
  •     Hypomobile joints or anfiartrosi: bind two articular surfaces, covered with cartilage, through interosseous ligaments; between the two surfaces is a fibrocartilage disc that allows only certain, limited movements;
  •     Mobile joints or synovial joints: allow a broad spectrum of movement in space.

 
 
ATRITE AND ARTHRITIS:


Arthritis is an inflammatory joint disease of autoimmune origin. Among the various symptoms of heat, swelling, stiffness, pain, redness. It can develop in people of all ages, including children. There are different types of arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis, gout, and arthritis in the context of connective tissue diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus.


Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease, due to chronic degeneration of articular cartilage. With the passage of time there has been a gradual thinning of the articular cartilage, followed by bone deformities that cause pain and stiffness. The joints of the hip, knee, spine, are more susceptible to osteoarthritis. It mainly affects the elderly and those predominantly female.



Cartilage:


The cartilage is a connective tissue support of some joints.
The cartilage has the following composition: 2% cells called chondrocytes, 20-40% extracellular matrix, 60-80% water. The main characteristics of the cartilage are the solidity, the flexibility and ability to deform.

Like all other connective tissues in the human body, also the articular cartilage is composed of a living and evolving, which is regularly demolished and sostituita.Negli healthy individuals exists a balance between tissue destruction of the old and the new production. If the cartilage is torn down more quickly than the time of renewal, it weakens, thereby reducing its function.


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