2007-11-16 11:02:43 · 3 answers · asked by briceboo@verizon.net 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
osteoarthritis. due to bone friction,, subchondral bone will suffer sever friction force leading to degeneration, ossifecations formation, sever pain, inability to move, and in very late stage joint destruction,
2007-11-16 11:15:30 · answer #1 · answered by Lulu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cartilage is the "spongy" non bone shock absorber that is present where two bones interface (i.e. joints), among other places...for example your nose is mostly made of cartilage as well....if you didn't have any cartilage you'd have bone-on-bone friction which would be very painful....in fact this is what happens when you have osteoarthritis....the cartiage is degraded and small pieces of bone begin to rub against one another, causing pain and inflammation
2007-11-16 19:10:10 · answer #2 · answered by Tu_triky 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If we did not have Cartilage, chances are we would not have joints, so would be ridged! As someone who has Rheumatoid Arthritis, their are times when I wish we did not have joints!
2007-11-17 15:36:17 · answer #3 · answered by gillianprowe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋