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.
knee. 1  I had an MRI and it showed only low grade chondromalacia (slight erosion of the cartilage under the kneecap). 2  Chondromalacia of the patella (knee cap) is a common degenerative process of unknown etiology that involves the cartilage (thinning and erosion) of the articular surface of the patella.