PHGY 350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Bone Resorption, Strontium, Kyphosis
9 Nov 2016
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Me cha nica l s tre s s a t a rticula r ca rtila ge. S ubchondra l bone e xpos e d. Bone s purs (os te ophyte s ) ma ke s it e ve n ha rde r to move the joint. Heberden"s node s: dis ta l pha la nx, whe n the he a d of the finge r ge ts s wolle n ne a r the tip of the finge r. Bouchard"s node s: p roxima l pha la nx, whe n the middle joint of the finge r ge ts infla me d. Cre pitus: bone s a re rubbing a ga ins t e a ch othe r which is ofte n a udible. Tre a tme nt for os te oa rthritis (rx) J oint re pla ce me nt (mus t be re pla ce d in time ) Ricke ts a nd os te oma la cia.
