Arthritis of the knee joint - symptoms

One of the predisposing factors to the occurrence of this disease is sex, so women need to pay close attention to the condition of the legs, especially after 30 years. Unfortunately, it is often not possible to diagnose arthritis of the knee joint at an early stage - the symptoms of the pathology develop gradually, and patients usually do not connect the first clinical manifestations with severe lesions of the limbs.

Signs of arthritis of the knee joint

For a correct understanding of the symptoms of the disease, it is important to establish the type of ailment. There are three main types of gonita:

There are also other types - tubercular, psoriatic, gouty arthritis of the knee joint, a disease that develops against the background of systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatism. They have characteristic additional clinical manifestations, which make it possible to distinguish them from other varieties of gonita.

Let's consider in more detail

Reactive arthritis of the knee joint

This type of disease occurs due to infection, it has two local symptoms - pain and swelling (swelling).

The first of these features has a diffuse character, the syndrome is greatly enhanced during physical exertion and incomplete knee flexion, especially when walking on the stairs. Also, pain is pronounced in the morning, accompanied by stiffness of movements, stiffness. It is worth noting that sometimes patients note a slight decrease in the intensity of pain after fitness or aerobic exercise, usually for a short while. This is due not to the healing effect of sports, but to a temporary increase in blood circulation in the affected area, which slightly alleviates the pain.

Puffiness around the joint indicates a progressive inflammatory process. It can be accompanied by skin flushing, an increase in local temperature.

Post-traumatic arthritis of the knee joint

As it becomes clear from the name, this type of gonitis develops after receiving a mechanical trauma, but not immediately, but after a few months and even years.

The symptomatology of this form is completely identical to the signs of osteoarthritis and osteoarthritis:

The listed clinical manifestations are initially unobtrusive and arise rarely, spontaneously. Over time, they become worse and, in the absence of therapy, lead to severe complications, one of which is the permanent deformation of the knee joint.

Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis of the knee joint

The described type of gonitis, as a rule, develops due to intensive inflammatory process of infectious, viral nature, and also because of rheumatism.

This type of arthritis has the same characteristic features as other forms of pathology, but it is much more often accompanied by varus deformity of the joints (knees turn inward relative to each other).

It is worth noting that rheumatoid gonitis has several systemic clinical manifestations. The most common among them: