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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 196917" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>I have Osteochondritis Dessicans. I was diagnosed with it when in my midteens. It is a condition in which the cartilage is softer than normal and crumbles under strain.</p><p></p><p>It leads to severe and early osteoarthritis as the cushioning cartilage wears away and weight bearing joints go to "bone on bone".</p><p></p><p>Its effects are usually seen most clearly in the knee joints but it also effects other joints as well.</p><p></p><p>The only long term treatment is avoidance of weight bearing stress on the joints, exercises to strengthen the muscles that support the joints.</p><p></p><p>It can and does lead to joint replacement.</p><p></p><p>I have had one open reconstruction due to injury 30 years ago, at which time I was diagnosed with it, and have had several arthroscopic procedures.</p><p></p><p>There is a bilateral knee replacement in my future but it is something I am trying to put off for as long as possible.</p><p></p><p>Sadly, there is no way your daughter should be doing "Army" on those joints. It is too much stress.</p><p></p><p>I wish her well and hope for the best. I think they've come a long way in terms of forestalling eventual joint destruction with this disease.</p><p></p><p>In my case I'd already fried one knee by the time I was diagnosed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 196917, member: 1963"] I have Osteochondritis Dessicans. I was diagnosed with it when in my midteens. It is a condition in which the cartilage is softer than normal and crumbles under strain. It leads to severe and early osteoarthritis as the cushioning cartilage wears away and weight bearing joints go to "bone on bone". Its effects are usually seen most clearly in the knee joints but it also effects other joints as well. The only long term treatment is avoidance of weight bearing stress on the joints, exercises to strengthen the muscles that support the joints. It can and does lead to joint replacement. I have had one open reconstruction due to injury 30 years ago, at which time I was diagnosed with it, and have had several arthroscopic procedures. There is a bilateral knee replacement in my future but it is something I am trying to put off for as long as possible. Sadly, there is no way your daughter should be doing "Army" on those joints. It is too much stress. I wish her well and hope for the best. I think they've come a long way in terms of forestalling eventual joint destruction with this disease. In my case I'd already fried one knee by the time I was diagnosed. [/QUOTE]
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