The bone marrow of a healthy adult contains up to about 5 percent blast cells. Leukemia results when too many white blood cells stay as blast cells in the bone marrow. A high blast cell count may require radiation or other types of cancer therapy. Blast cells eventually become either red or white blood cells. Siblings are the best chance for a bone marrow match.
(Redirected from Degenerative joint disease). Osteoarthritis (OA) also known as degenerative arthritis, degenerative joint disease, or osteoarthrosis, is a type of joint disease that results from breakdown of joint cartilage and underlying bone.The most common symptoms are joint pain and stiffness.utcomes for most people with osteoarthritis are good. OA is the most common form of arthritis with disease of the knee and hip affecting about 3.8% of people as of 2010. Among those over 60 years old about 10% of males and 18% of females are affected. It is the cause of about 2% of years lived with disability.
Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) is the gradual degeneration of the discs that reside between the vertebrae in the spine. The procedure, using a laser and other tools, is then designed to shrink the bulges and seal the cracks of the degenerative disc.egenerative Disc Disease (DDD) is the gradual degeneration of the discs that reside between the vertebrae in the spine. The procedure, using a laser and other tools, is then designed to shrink the bulges and seal the cracks of the degenerative disc.