What is Cartilage disorders?

What is Cartilage disorders?

• Cartilage disorders: Diseases of the cartilage.

Name and Aliases of Cartilage disorders

Main name of condition: Cartilage disorders

Types of Cartilage disorders:

Subtypes of Cartilage disorders: Chondropathy, Chondrosarcoma, Chondromalacia, Polychondritis, Relapsing Polychondritis, Slipped epiphysis, Osteochondritis Dissecans, Chondrodysplasia, Costochondritis

Organs Affected by Cartilage disorders:

cartilage

How is it treated?

Treatments for Cartilage disorders: see treatments for Cartilage disorders
Research for Cartilage disorders: see research for Cartilage disorders

Society issues for Cartilage disorders

Hospitalization statistics for Cartilage disorders: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Cartilage disorders:

• 0.34% (43,809) of hospital episodes were for osteopathies and chondropathies in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 91% of hospital consultations for osteopathy and chondropathy required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 45% of hospital episodes for osteopathies and chondropathies were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 55% of hospital episodes for osteopathies and chondropathies were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 27% of hospital admissions for osteopathy and chondropathy required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 9.8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for osteopathies and chondropathies in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for osteopathies and chondropathies in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 50 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for osteopathies and chondropathies in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 46% of hospitalisations for osteopathies and chondropathies occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 25% of hospitalisations for osteopathies and chondropathies occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 31% of hospitalisations for osteopathies and chondropathies were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.47% (246,515) of hospital bed days were for osteopathies and chondropathies in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)