What are the signs of cartilage damage

Cartilage injury may have joint soreness, joint strangulation, joint dysfunction and other manifestations, can follow the doctor’s instructions oral aspirin and other drugs to treat, pay attention to more rest during the treatment period, reduce activities. Generally there will be joint pain, such as in the activities or semi-squatting position when the soreness and discomfort, and then develop into persistent or progressive soreness, often in the beginning of the activities when the pain is more pronounced, after the activities to alleviate the pain, the end of the activities or rest pain and aggravate. In addition to joint soreness there may also be knee tenderness, joint swelling, muscle atrophy and other manifestations. Severe articular cartilage wear, can also cause cartilage peeling, the formation of free bodies, causing joint interlocking, often need to swing the joint flexion and extension, feel the thumping sound joints to restore the original activity. Cartilage damage may also cause joint dysfunction, cartilage destruction, bone redundancy formation, resulting in the knee joint can not be completely straightened, flexion is limited, can not squat or sit down and so on. Generally, conservative treatment is the mainstay, which can be treated with oral aspirin, glucosamine sulfate capsule and other medications, or intra-articular injection of sodium vitrate injection, compound betamethasone injection and other treatments, and arthroscopic surgery can be adopted if necessary. If the above symptoms occur, you should seek medical treatment in time. During the treatment period, you should pay attention to rest, minimize exercise and weight bearing, eat a light diet and avoid spicy and stimulating food.