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Cartilage and OA Flashcards

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What is OA?

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What is the most common form of OA?

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How many people have OA?

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What is the most common reason for joint pain?

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What is an arthroscopy?

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What is a chondral defect?

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How can a chondral defect be identified on an arthroscopy?

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What is hyaline cartilage?

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What are the 5 layers of cartilage?

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What is the tide mark?

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What are the 3 major components of ECM?

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What is the main proteoglycan in healthy ECM? (%)

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What is the function of chondrocytes?

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Which cells produce cartilage?

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Which cells degrade cartilage?

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What happens to chondrocytes after adolescence?

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What type of metabolism occurs in chondrocytes?

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What proportion of tissue is chondrocytes?

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How do chondrocytes act in response to interactions with the ECM?

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What is the main type of cartilage in articular cartilage?

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What is the function of type II collagen in articular cartilage?

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Which enzymes breakdown collagen?

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What is stromelysin?

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What are MMPs?

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What are the 3 main collagenases?

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When is cathepsin K used?

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What are aggrecans?

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Which enzymes break down aggrecans?

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What are the 3 matrix molecules?

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What are the 2 key human aggrecanases?

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What are the 2 intrinsic articular cartilage factors?

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What are the 2 extrinsic articular cartilage factors?

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What are TIMPs?

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What are the 4 TIMPs?

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Which 2 TIMPs act as collagenases?

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What are the 4 main growth factors?

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What is the function of growth factors in cartilage?

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What are 2 examples of hormones in articular cartilage?

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Why can matrix degradation occur? (2)

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When does cartilage atrophy occur and why?

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What do chondrocytes need to maintain cartilage thickness and turnover?

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Which 4 parts of a synovial joint are affected in OA?

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What is a synovial joint?

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Which 2 processes drive osteoarthritis?

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What happens to ECM proteoglycans in OA?

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What happens to ECM collagen in OA?

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What happens to ECM water in OA?

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What can be seen in scans in early OA?

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What can be seen in scans in established OA? (2)

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What changes can be seen in a joint affected by OA?

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What are the 7 risk factors of OA?

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What is Stickler syndrome?

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Is there a genetic factor to OA development?

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How many genetic variations can contribute to OA?

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How can genetic mutations contribute to OA development? (5)

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What is post-traumatic OA?

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How can joint trauma lead to OA?

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57
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Which 5 mechanical factors can lead to OA?

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What is the connection between paralysed joints and OA?

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How can OA risk be studied?

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What are the 2 main factors leading to OA?

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What are the 4 steps of OA developing?

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Which gender is more likely to develop OA with age?

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Why is OA incidence increasing?

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How is OA diagnosed? (3)

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What are the 3 clinical indicators of OA learnt from a history?

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What is crepitus?

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What are the 5 indicators of OA found in clinical examinations?

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Are X-rays needed to diagnose OA?

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How can X-rays be used in OA diagnosis?

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What are 4 indicators of OA seen on an X-ray?

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How can OA be indicated in a blood test?

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Which joint is most commonly affected by OA?

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What is the risk of knee OA in women?

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How is knee OA often treated?

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What are the most common types of OA?

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What is the order of hand OA progression?

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What are Heberden’s nodes?

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When does hand OA usually occur?

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How is OA managed? (3)

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What are the 3 surgical options for OA?

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What is an arthroplasty?

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When are arthroplasties most effective?

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What are the 3 routes OA drug treatment?

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What are the 2 types of OA drugs?

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What are SyMOADs?

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What are DMOAD?

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