Chondropenia: early-stage degenerative disease

Volume: 41 Number: 0 December 6, 2007
  • Ahmet Aydin
  • Merter Ozenci
  • Semih Gur
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Chondropenia: early-stage degenerative disease

Abstract

Chondropenia is defined as loss of the articular cartilage volume. It is the early stage of degenerative joint disease. Risk factors include advanced age, obesity, overuse (activity-related injury), menopause, and trauma. Early detection of chondropenia is important with regard to recognition of its causes and assessment of the efficacy of treatment. Magnetic resonance imaging is the most potential tool for noninvasive assessment of articular cartilage. Arthroscopy provides information about the size, surface features, and anatomic localization of cartilage lesions, and the features of the adjacent cartilage. By arthroscopy, tissue thickness and in vivo volume of the cartilage can be measured. Studies have given weight to mechano-acoustic diagnosis and optical tools (optical coherence tomography, reflectance spectroscopy). These studies are based on the relationship between the structural and mechanical features of the cartilage. Determination of breakdown products of cartilage is another potentially important method for assessment.

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Ahmet Aydin This is me

Merter Ozenci This is me

Semih Gur This is me

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December 6, 2007

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March 7, 2014

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Year 2007 Volume: 41 Number: 0

APA
Aydin, A., Ozenci, M., & Gur, S. (2007). Chondropenia: early-stage degenerative disease. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 41, 19-24. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v41i0.2689
AMA
1.Aydin A, Ozenci M, Gur S. Chondropenia: early-stage degenerative disease. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2007;41:19-24. doi:10.3944/aott.v41i0.2689
Chicago
Aydin, Ahmet, Merter Ozenci, and Semih Gur. 2007. “Chondropenia: Early-Stage Degenerative Disease”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 41 (December): 19-24. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v41i0.2689.
EndNote
Aydin A, Ozenci M, Gur S (December 1, 2007) Chondropenia: early-stage degenerative disease. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 41 19–24.
IEEE
[1]A. Aydin, M. Ozenci, and S. Gur, “Chondropenia: early-stage degenerative disease”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 41, pp. 19–24, Dec. 2007, doi: 10.3944/aott.v41i0.2689.
ISNAD
Aydin, Ahmet - Ozenci, Merter - Gur, Semih. “Chondropenia: Early-Stage Degenerative Disease”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 41 (December 1, 2007): 19-24. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v41i0.2689.
JAMA
1.Aydin A, Ozenci M, Gur S. Chondropenia: early-stage degenerative disease. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2007;41:19–24.
MLA
Aydin, Ahmet, et al. “Chondropenia: Early-Stage Degenerative Disease”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 41, Dec. 2007, pp. 19-24, doi:10.3944/aott.v41i0.2689.
Vancouver
1.Ahmet Aydin, Merter Ozenci, Semih Gur. Chondropenia: early-stage degenerative disease. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2007 Dec. 1;41:19-24. doi:10.3944/aott.v41i0.2689