What to do if there is a bone spur in the knee

Bone spurs are a common problem among middle-aged and elderly people. Bone spurs are what we often call bone hyperplasia, and are also called bone warts. Generally speaking, the knees are where bone spurs often occur. Once such symptoms occur, most of them mean that the body is gradually aging. So what should you do if you have a bone spur in your knee? Today, we will give you an overall idea by analyzing the causes of bone spur formation.

Reason 1. Gender: A large amount of data analysis shows that before the age of 50, the incidence rate of women is twice as high as that of men, but after the age of 50, the incidence rate between the two sexes is basically equal. 2. Increasing age: Aging is the strongest risk factor for osteoarthritis. According to autopsy data, about 5% of people have degenerative changes in their joints starting at the age of 20. At the age of 40, almost 90% of weight-bearing joints have more or less bone hyperplasia changes. An epidemiological survey of knee osteoarthritis was conducted on 2,063 adults in the region and found that among those with knee pain in the age groups of 16-30 years old, 31-40 years old, 41-50 years old, 51-60 years old, and over 60 years old, the osteophyte positivity rate was 10.6%, 14.8%, 29.1%, 51.8%, and 78.5%, respectively, and the positivity rate increased with age.

3. People with poor posture, such as those working at a desk for a long time, those sleeping in a bad posture, and those using inappropriate pillows, have a particularly high incidence of cervical bone hyperplasia. This is due to the imbalance of the paravertebral muscles, ligaments and joints. The side with greater tension is prone to varying degrees of strain, and because some muscles of the cervical spine are in a state of continuous tension, these muscles will suffer static damage over time, causing degenerative changes in the cervical spine and causing bone hyperplasia. It is also related to the long-term uneven force on the cervical vertebrae joints, which causes the pressure (stress) to be concentrated at a certain point in the joint, causing excessive stress and damaging the joint.

4. Genetic factors: The British have the highest incidence rate, while West Africans have the lowest. The incidence rate is higher in Caucasians than in blacks. The incidence rate of women with osteoarthritis with Heber den nodes, their mothers and sisters, is 2 to 3 times that of the general population. In addition, the detection rates of HLA-A1 and HLA-B8 are increased in patients with osteoarthritis. 5. Physical factors: Weight gain adds heavy load to already worn and degenerate joints, making them more easily damaged. Therefore, bone hyperplasia often occurs in the hip, knee, calcaneus, lumbar vertebrae and other parts of the body that bear greater weight. In addition, due to joint pain, patients unconsciously limit their activities and gain weight, and the mutual influence aggravates joint disease. A research report published in the American magazine "Arthritis Today" pointed out that by tracking and observing 1,178 men aged 30 to 46, it was found that those who were 20 pounds above the standard weight were 3.5 times more likely to develop osteoarthritis than those with normal weight. The most common sites of occurrence are the hip and knee joints.

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