As healthcare information systems become increasingly crucial to clinical care and hospital operations, CIOs are under significant pressure to prioritize their resources appropriately. Many CIOs have asked me:
Chondromalacia means the abnormal softening of cartilage. chondromalacia - chondro meaning cartilage ; malacia meaning softening. chondromalacia. Chondromalacia means the abnormal softening of cartilage. chondromalacia - chondro meaning cartilage ; malacia meaning softeningchondromalacia.
Grade 1: Nearly normal / soft indentation and/or superficial fissures and cracks. Grade 2: Abnormal (lesions extending down to < 50% of cartilage depth) Grade 3: Severely abnormal (cartilage defects > 50% of cartilage depth) Grade 4: Severely abnormal (through to the subchondral bone)