If you have arthritis, you’ll know its painful effects all too well.
According to Arthritis ... read more ↘ Research UK, 1 in 5 adults over the age of 45 has osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. If you have OA, you’ll be all too familiar with the pain, swelling & stiffness that can be part and parcel of the condition. But what’s actually happening inside the knee?
In this video, I take a camera into a healthy and an arthritic knee, for a revealing look at the differences between the two.
* Note:
> There is no blood – because neither the articular cartilage on the ends of the thigh and shinbone nor the meniscus have their own blood supply. > You will see the off-white cartilage and meniscus and, in the arthritic knee, some of the exposed bone below. > You won’t see any part of an active operation. ↖ read less
