What does full thickness chondral defect mean?

A chondral defect refers to a focal area of damage to the articular cartilage (the cartilage that lines the end of the bones). An osteochondral defect refers to a focal area of damage that involves both the cartilage and a piece of underlying bone.

What is a chondral defect shoulder?

Lennard Funk. What is it? Osteochondral lesion or osteochondral defect (OCD) is an injury of the cartilage surface of the glenoid and/or humeral head. The cartilage, which is usually normally very thick, is damaged in a discrete area.

What is a high grade chondral defect?

Chondral damage is graded from mild to severe, and all grades can have characteristics of osteoarthritis. Grade I – The cartilage “blisters” and becomes soft in the earliest form of damage. Grade II and III – As the condition worsens, the cartilage may become fibrillated (it has a shredded appearance).

What is full thickness cartilage defect?

A: Defects or lesions of the articular cartilage that lines the surface of your knee joint are called full-thickness when the cartilage pulls away with a piece of the underlying bone still attached. Damage like that often causes painful swelling, locking of the knee joint, and instability.

What is chondral thinning?

This means that under your knee cap is rough looking (kind of like a field of hay) not smooth and prestine. This will accelerate arthritis. Chondral thinning is basically thinning of the cartilage of the inside half of the end of your femur.

What is chondromalacia in shoulder?

Most people who develop osteoarthritis of the shoulder are unable to identify a clear cause. The severity of shoulder arthritis is often described using the term “chondromalacia.”. Chondromalacia means “softening of the cartilage.”. Grade I chondromalacia is when the cartilage begins to soften.

What is full thickness cartilage loss?

Full thickness cartilage loss means that the underlying bone is exposed. This occurs with progressive wear and tear and is ultimately treated with knee replacement when symptoms are severe enough.