Don't dial the wrong number! Knee PRP is not everything.

With the change of weather, many elderly people's knees are "stuck", and they begin to lose their temper and give off bursts of pain, which is actually the onset of degenerative knee arthritis; However, the symptoms of knee pain are often mistaken for seasonal rheumatism, thinking that it will be better to endure it a little. As a result, the knee was not only painful, but also swollen and deformed, and even found it difficult to walk, so I had to see a doctor.

As the weather changes, many elderly people's knees get stuck, and they start to lose their temper and give off bursts of pain. In fact, it is the onset of degenerative knee arthritis. Degenerative knee arthritis is not a patent for the elderly.

Shi, director of orthopedics department of Guangxin Hospital and director of minimally invasive center, said that degenerative knee arthritis is not only a patent for the elderly, but also related to their own leg shape, obesity, long-term weight bearing, knee injury and other factors. For example, people with "O-legs and X-legs" will gradually exert pressure on the inside or outside of the knee joint if they walk incorrectly, which will cause cartilage wear on the surface of the knee joint and reduce the lubricating fluid in the knee joint capsule. This will happen early. Or women who like to "kneel" at home, people who do housework, and people who are obese and like "face turtles" should be careful of degenerative knee arthritis coming to you early.

Knee joint is the largest joint in human body, and it is also the joint with the highest utilization rate of human activities. The human knee joint is composed of three parts of bones, including the lower end of the thigh bone, the upper end of the calf bone and the patella with a circular bulge in front. When the knee joint moves, the three bones will touch and squeeze each other. A normal knee joint means that the contact surface of these bones is covered with hard and smooth articular cartilage to avoid friction and wear.

Degenerative knee arthritis is the destruction of these articular cartilage by trauma or aging, so abnormal friction and pain begin to appear during joint movement. Patients may feel pain in the knee joint, and joint deformation and mobility difficulties may also occur.

Treatment of degenerative knee arthritis: conservative and surgical treatment

Although the aging of knee joint is an irresistible natural process, proper treatment can not only relieve pain and discomfort, but also avoid premature occurrence, which brings great inconvenience and trouble to life. Director Shi said that the treatment of degenerative knee arthritis can be divided into conservative treatment and surgical treatment. The former includes rehabilitation and medication, while the latter includes many surgical methods.