"Articular cartilage injuries occur most commonly in the knee. However, they can also occur in the hip, shoulder, and ankle. In many situations, the damage is confined to a tiny layer of articular cartilage at the end of a bone, known as a chondral injury or chondral defect."
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I had tendon repair surgery. Please review my MRI reports.
Query: Hello doctor, I underwent quadriceps tendon repair surgery last year. After that, as per the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) finding, I developed patchy marrow edema in the patella and lateral femoral condyle. However, MRI does not mention articular cartilage damage, chondromalacia patella, or art... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. So I went through your MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) images (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity) and made additional observations. 1. There is evidence of thinning and irregularity of the patella... Read Full »
I have a labral tear and want to know if Anavar can be used to heal the bone and cartilage damage.
Query: Hello doctor, I was just diagnosed with a labral tear after being injured in a motorcycle accident. I am asymptomatic, so my doctor did not recommend surgery. My mother has rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, so I have always been scared to get that. So my question is, I have read about treatments to hea... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Oxandrolone may help more with bone pain than healing. However, in your case, you are asymptomatic, so there is no major gain in taking it. It may increase bone resorption. Also, considering it being a steroid, a wide variety of side effects may come. I am against it... Read Full »