Abstract. The successful treatment of focal full-thickness articular defects of the knee has continued to present a formidable challenge, and no traditional treatment method has provided consistent acceptable, long-term clinical results.lthough the etiology of full-thickness chondral defects in the knee is not well-defined and the clinical course is unpredictable, it appears that articular cartilage lesions (ACL) are often associated with pain and limited mobility followed by degenerative changes typical of osteoarthritis.
Dehydration as a cause of a salty taste in the mouth. The most probable cause of a salty taste in the mouth is simply dehydration. The more dehydrated a person is, the more concentrated the chemicals are that are in saliva. The lips will also gradually become more salty when a person is dehydrated.
Normally, saliva has a high sodium and chloride composition; however, because the amount of salt in saliva remains consistent and taste buds adapt to this, our saliva does not taste salty. Taste alterations may be due to CNS pathology, head and/or surgical trauma, middle ear infection. Additionally, an excessively salty taste in the mouth can be attributed to an increase in the saliva salt concentration or to an increased sensitivity of taste buds to salt which in turn may be due to the following reasons: Medications side-effects:~400 medications may cause alterations in taste sensation; Dehydration