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Patellar knee arthritis

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Written by Garotta Lorenzo   
Image #1 -  X-ray is normal: the bone (showing white on the x-ray) of the kneecap and the femur is separated by the cartilage Ca (black on x-ray).
Image #2 - X-ray shows a patellar knee arthritis: the image clearly shows  the absence of cartilage , in particular in its external part, (pinching between the femur and the kneecap). This is a patellar knee  osteoarthritis, and  is responsible for pain when climbing staircases because the bone of the femur "rubs" against that of the kneecap.



Photo #1: normal kneecap  

 femoro rotulea 

 
Photo #2: patellar knee arthritis  

 

artrosi femoro rotulea

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Last Updated on Friday, 17 June 2011 14:41