Joints can be classified as either fibrous, cartilaginous or synovial, but the synovial joints – e.g. The synovial joint consists of hyaline articular cartilage and a synovial cavity filled with synovial fluid and lined with synovium (synovial tissue). Diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, arthropathia psoriatica (psoriatic arthritis), haemophilic arthritis and pigmented villonodular synovitis cause inflammation in the synovium (synovitis) and joint swelling. — APRemoving the synoviumRheumatoid arthritis is one of the most common autoimmune diseases affecting the synovial joints. In the case of haemophilic arthritis, there is a tendency of the synovial joint to bleed due to the hereditary deficiency of blood-clotting factors (e.g.

Source: The Star February 23, 2021 04:52 UTC