In osteoarthritis, the cartilage in the knee joint gradually wears away. As the cartilage wears away, it becomes frayed and rough, and the protective space between the bones decreases. This can result in bone rubbing on bone, and produce painful bone spurs.
Pendleton county is in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky. The elevation in the county ranges from 455 to 960 feet above sea level. It was formed in 1799 from Bracken and Campbell counties. Pendleton county was a source of Owen (1819) and Grant (1820) counties. The county seat is Falmouth. In 2010 the county population was 14,877 in a land area of 277.16 square miles, an average of 53.7 people per square mile. The equine population was 2,200 in the 2012 Kentucky Equine Survey.
Falls of Rough is an unincorporated community located in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States. Falls of Rough lies on the boundary between Breckinridge and Grayson Counties. Many Indian relics have been found here from several different tribes. The Falls of Rough River must have played a big part in their lives. In 1792 George Washington owned 5,000 acres in the area. White men harnessed the power of the falls in 1790 and built a mill there. The first settler there was George Wilson from North Carolina who built the first dam there.