Disorders of Joint

Disorders of Joint 

Joint disorder may be caused due to infection and inflammation. 

The following joint disorders are caused:

Arthritis

It is a inflammatory disease, where the inflammation occur in joints. Arthritis can cause at any age but commonly cause in middle and old age group human beings. 

Arthritis are varies types:

Osteoarthritis

This disease cause due to degeneration of articular cartilage. Articular cartilage becomes thinner than the fraction between two bone increase and difficulty in movement also caused. 

Symptoms: pain, stiffness and decrease in movement.

Treatment: steroids.

    

Juvenile arthritis

This disease cause early age group about below the age of 16 years.

Infective arthritis

Bacterial infection may cause arthritis, called infective arthritis. 

The causation of infective arthritis are:

• Injury
• Chronic illness
• Post effect of injury
• Intra-articular infection
• Immune deficiency disorder 
• Diabetes mellitus 

Ankylosing spondylitis

Fusion of axial skeleton is cause ankylosing spondylitis. Chronic inflammation is cause in spine and sacro-iliac joints.

Symptoms: stiffness, low back pain

Treatment: steroids

Rheumatic disease 

when joint, connective tissue and bones are affected simultaneously, called rheumatic disease.     

Gout 

It is a metabolic disorder. The deposition of sodium urate crystals in joints and cause gout. When uric acid level increases due to enhance production or reduce excretion by the renal. 

Gout may affected commonly joints are ankle, wrist, elbow and knee.

Sprains, strains and dislocation at joints: 

• Shoulder joint dislocation
• Sternoclavicular joint dislocation
• Elbow joint dislocation
• Hip joint dislocation

• Knee joint dislocation: following disorder may occur at knee joint:

1. Slipped cartilage 
2. Acute synovitis 
3. Bursitis