degenerative lesion


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degenerative lesion

A lesion caused by or showing degeneration.
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In fact, the subchondral bone is involved in the etiopathological process not only primarily, like in osteochondritis dissecans (OCD), but also secondarily in degenerative lesions (DL) which have been previously considered only in terms of the depth of chondral surface involvement.
Focal Defects of the Knee Articular Surface: Evidence of a Regenerative Potential Pattern in Osteochondritis Dissecans and Degenerative Lesions
Peripheral retinal degenerative lesions, such as lattice degeneration and retinal holes or breaks, which are considered important risk factors for retinal detachment, were found in 4.6% and 0.6% of eyes, respectively, and the detectable rate of degenerative lesions in the peripheral retina was found more frequently in the temporal location than in the nasal location [17, 24].
The Prevalence and Associations of Peripheral Retinopathy: Baseline Study of Guangzhou Office Computer Workers
Direct smears are usually quickly dryable, which results in degenerative lesions impeding inflammatory indicator diagnostics [16].
A comparison of vaginal biocoenosis examination with exfoliative cervical cytology
The relationship between the facet joint's morphological properties and lumbar degenerative lesions has not been defined clearly, yet.
The investigation of the role of the facet joint angle in the development of L5-S1 spondylolysis in young men
Many benign and malignant disease processes are found concurrently with BC and believed to be additional risk factors like gall bladder stones (cholelithiasis), hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cerebrovascular lesions, arthritis, spine and spinal cord degenerative lesions, infertility, depression, sleep disturbances, obesity, autoimmune diseases (SLE), and thyroid diseases.
Breast cancer in a patient with Kindler's syndrome
Palmer devised a classification system of traumatic and degenerative lesions of the TFCC, which has contributed significantly to the understanding of this injury and its treatment.
Combined palmer type 1A and 1B traumatic lesions of the triangular fibrocartilage complex: a new category
Observable histological lesions were also variable, being absent in some cases, or characterized by inflammatory or degenerative alterations of the myenteric plexus or by atrophy and degenerative lesions of smooth muscle cells of the tunica muscularis [14, 16-19].
Pathology survey on a captive-bred colony of the Mexican Goodeid, nearly extinct in the wild, Zoogoneticus tequila (Webb & Miller 1998)

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