 Dr. Oil
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| Dragon_Matt wrote on Wed, 30 June 2021 12:42 |
Depends on the kind of arthritis. There are some kinds of arthritis you can get in your shoulder that can cause permanent damage. There is no cure for it, but some of them can be treated.
I couldn't find anything online saying what kind of arthritis Klef has been diagnosed with, but I'll post this here.
Also known as "wear-and-tear" arthritis, osteoarthritis is a condition that destroys the smooth outer covering (articular cartilage) of bone. As the cartilage wears away, it becomes frayed and rough, and the protective space between the bones decreases. During movement, the bones of the joint rub against each other, causing pain.
Osteoarthritis usually affects people over 50 years of age and is more common in the acromioclavicular joint than in the glenohumeral shoulder joint.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease that attacks multiple joints throughout the body. It is symmetrical, meaning that it usually affects the same joint on both sides of the body.
The joints of your body are covered with a lining — called synovium — that lubricates the joint and makes it easier to move. Rheumatoid arthritis causes the lining to swell, which causes pain and stiffness in the joint.
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease. This means that the immune system attacks its own tissues. In RA, the defenses that protect the body from infection instead damage normal tissue (such as cartilage and ligaments) and soften bone.
Rheumatoid arthritis is equally common in both joints of the shoulder.
Posttraumatic arthritis is a form of osteoarthritis that develops after an injury, such as a fracture or dislocation of the shoulder.
Arthritis can also develop after a large, long-standing rotator cuff tendon tear. The torn rotator cuff can no longer hold the head of the humerus in the glenoid socket, and the humerus can move upward and rub against the acromion. This can damage the surfaces of the bones, causing arthritis to develop.
The combination of a large rotator cuff tear and advanced arthritis can lead to severe pain and weakness, and the patient may not be able to lift the arm away from the side.
Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the shoulder is a painful condition that occurs when the blood supply to the head of the humerus is disrupted. Because bone cells die without a blood supply, AVN can ultimately lead to destruction of the shoulder joint and arthritis.
Avascular necrosis develops in stages. As it progresses, the dead bone gradually collapses, which damages the articular cartilage covering the bone and leads to arthritis. At first, AVN affects only the head of the humerus, but as AVN progresses, the collapsed head of the humerus can damage the glenoid socket.
Causes of AVN include high dose steroid use, heavy alcohol consumption, sickle cell disease, and traumatic injury, such as fractures of the shoulder. In some cases, no cause can be identified; this is referred to as idiopathic AVN.
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 What he said.
Have they ever publicly announced which type of arthritis Oscar has? His prognosis would differ considerably based on the subtypes, as Dragon Matt has nicely categorized above.
His surgery likely involved debridement of the rough, frayed cartilage at the very least. I'm thinking it has to be one of the OA subtypes. Surgery in this case would not likely be "curative" but may provide considerable relief of symptoms in combination with other pain relief treatments. But arthroscopic debridement surgery is not always efficacious even in laypeople; I would suspect that a high level athlete in a high-impact sport would have some difficulty getting to the point of complete comfort to do his job well.
Not sure if surgery would have been on the table if it was rheumatoid arthritis, and it's likely that more joints in his body would be affected than just his shoulder, and there would be considerably more discussion about medication management, many of which suppress the immune system and carry unwanted side effects.
Really like Oscar as a player, and I would love to see him back on our blueline (after Seattle passes on him to select Kassian  ). But I think we shouldn't write his name into future lineups with anything other than pencil.
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