A massive sandstorm has blanketed much of the Middle East. Large parts of Lebanon, Israel and Cyprus were shrouded in a thick cloud of dust that meteorologists said had blown in from Iraq and Syria.Ahmad Gharabli, AFP/Getty Images. massive sandstorm has blanketed much of the Middle East. Large parts of Lebanon, Israel and Cyprus were shrouded in a thick cloud of dust that meteorologists said had blown in from Iraq and Syria.
What is chondromalacia patella? Chondromalacia patella (knee pain) is the softening and breakdown of the tissue (cartilage) on the underside of the kneecap (patella). Pain results when the knee and the thigh bone (femur) rub together. Dull, aching pain and/or a feeling of grinding when the knee is flexed may occur. The most common way to treat symptoms of chondromalacia patella is to rest the knee.
Chondromalacia occurs when the shock absorber (meniscus) between bones within a joint wears down, causing the bones to directly rub together. The rubbing wears down the hyaline cartilage which covers the ends of the bones within the joint resulting in pain. It is an important component of patello-femoral syndrome which happens within the knee joint when the back of the knee cap and lower end of the thigh bone rub together. Although most common within the knee joint, it has also been found present in all joints that have the hyaline cartilage as part of the joint surfaces.