chondrolysis

Rapid, complete breakdown of cartilage resulting in loose tissue material in the joint (chondrolysis).

Article: Shoulder chondrolysis.

But the player suffered persistent pain that led to X-rays that showed chondrolysis and avascular necrosis.

Manipulation of the fracture frequently results in osteonecrosis and chondrolysis because of the tenuous nature of the blood supply.

One problem is complete loss of the thin layer of cartilage that lines the ball-and-socket hip joint, and is known as traumatic chondrolysis.

Information for Healthcare Professionals - Chondrolysis Reported with Continuously Infused Local Anesthetics (marketed as bupivacaine, chlorprocaine, lidocaine, mepivacaine, procaine and ropivacaine)

Improving this therapy to make it more spatially selective would avoid excessive tissue damage such as air bubble formation, tissue necrosis, reactive synovitis, chondrolysis, and an acceleration of articular cartilage degeneration.

After having suffered a fracture-dislocation of his left hip in a open-field, one-on-one tackle during a National Football League playoff game on Jan. 13, he developed traumatic chondrolysis of the hip joint and avascular necrosis of the femoral head, a condition as serious as it sounds.