Leg pain is a common symptom of elderly friends, which has a bad influence on healthy life. There are many reasons for leg pain in the elderly, the most common of which is osteoarthritis.
Osteoarthritis is the most common joint bone disease in the elderly, and it is a chronic disorder syndrome characterized by degenerative damage of articular cartilage. The incidence rate of people over 60 years old can be as high as 78%. The knee joint is the most common site, and the incidence of female is more than that of male, accounting for about 74% of all patients. In response, orthopedic experts added: At the same time, it should be pointed out that rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis can also cause leg pain, so I hope that once this happens, you must seek medical treatment as soon as possible to avoid misdiagnosis and mistreatment. Osteoarthritis causes leg pain in the elderly because collagen accounts for a large proportion of the components of bones and joints. It forms a network structure in bones, which is responsible for sticking calcium and other nutrients to maintain the toughness of bones. After the age of 35, collagen and calcium are gradually lost. After the age of 50, the collagen content is only half of that at the age of 30. The decrease of collagen leads to the degradation of bone and joint structure, which is mainly manifested in the relaxation of ligaments, the decrease of muscle strength and flexibility, the thinning of articular cartilage and the weakening of elasticity, which leads to the decline of the overall stability and load-bearing capacity of joints, especially knee joints, which is easy to cause knee joint injuries and eventually leads to osteoarthritis. Therefore, osteoarthritis can be said to be a natural decline with age. What are the methods for treating leg pain in the elderly?
? First, arthroscopic arthroscopic debridement of knee osteoarthritis is to shave and correct the diseased cartilage under arthroscopy. The bone stimulation that interferes with joint activity invades the synovium of the joint surface, the free body is taken out, the diseased tissues in the joint are removed, and the internal environment of the joint is improved. During the operation, a large amount of normal saline maintained at a certain pressure can not only clear the diseased synovium, cartilage, tissue debris, inflammatory exudate and muscle fiber adhesion that cause pain and other symptoms. It has the advantages of less trauma, thorough planing, less infection, early postoperative activity, quick recovery and good effect. What are the advantages of arthroscopic surgery? 1, the incision is small and beautiful, which can avoid the irritation symptoms caused by the scar on the joint surface and sports parts in the late stage; 2. It belongs to minimally invasive surgery, with less pain and less postoperative reaction, which is easy for patients to accept; 3. Limbs can be moved and used early after operation to avoid long-term bedridden complications and reduce nursing staff and expenses; 4. There are relatively few complications; 5, basically does not affect the muscle structure around the joint, and functional exercise can be carried out early after the operation to prevent the disuse and complications caused by long-term joint fixation; 6. The pathological changes in joints can be observed and examined in almost physiological environment, which is known as "putting eyes and fingers into joints", and the joints can be dynamically examined, thus improving the diagnostic ability. Some diseases, such as synovial plica syndrome, are established through arthroscopy; 7. Arthroscopy can perform operations that were difficult to complete in the past, such as partial meniscectomy. ?
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