This article serves as a glossary of the diagnoses and location details currently available in the DataBiologics platform. It is designed as a quick reference for members to easily review the standardized terms used across the system.
Diagnoses Available:
- Osteoarthritis (OA): arthritis in the joints.
Locations available: -Lateral Tibiofemoral Joint
-Medial Tibiofemoral Joint
-Patellofemoral Joint - Focal Cartilage Defect: a localized area of damage to the articular cartilage.
Locations available: -Lateral Femoral Condyle
-Medial Femoral Condyle
- Patellar
-Tibial
-Trochlear
Other terminology might include: chondral defect, osteochondral defect, osteochondritis dissecans (OCD), articular cartilage defect - Tendinosis: a degenerative condition that affects the tendons.
Locations available: -Biceps Femoris tendon
-Gastrocnemius tendon
-Gracilis tendon
-Patellar tendon
-Quadriceps tendon
-Sartorius tendon
-Semimembranosus tendon
-Semitendinosus tendon
-Soleus tendon
Other terminology might include: patellar tendinosis (jumper’s knee), quadriceps tendinopathy, popliteus tendonitis, Pes Anserinus Tendinopathy, Iliotibial Band Syndrome, Osgood-Schlatter Disease - Tendon Tear (full/partial thickness and unspecified): an injury that occurs when a tendon becomes overstretched or ruptured.
Locations available: -Biceps Femoris tendon
-Gastrocnemius tendon
-Gracilis tendon
-Patellar tendon
-Quadriceps tendon
-Sartorius tendon
-Semimembranosus tendon
-Semitendinosus tendon
-Soleus tendon - Muscle Strain and MuscleTear: an injury that occurs when a muscle is stretched or torn.
Locations available: -Biceps Femoris muscle
-Gastrocnemius muscle
-Gracilis muscle
-Patellar muscle
-Quadriceps muscle
-Sartorius muscle
-Semimembranosus muscle
-Semitendinosus muscle
-Soleus muscle - Ligament Sprain: an injury that occurs when a ligament is stretched or torn
Locations available: -Anterior Cruciate (ACL)
-Medial Collateral (MCL)
-Lateral Collateral (LCL)
-Posterior Cruciate (PCL) - Synovitis: an inflammation of the synovium, the lining of the joints.
Other terminology might include: RA, Gout, pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS), post-traumatic synovitis - Nerve injury/neuropathy: damage to the nerves.
Locations available: -Common Fibular Nerve (CFN)
-Common Peroneal Nerve
-Deep Peroneal Nerve
-Inferior Lateral Genicular Nerve
-Inferomedial Genicular Nerve
-Nerve to Vastus Intermedius (NVI)
-Nerve to Vastus Lateralis (NVL)
-Nerve to Vastus Medialis (NVM)
-Patellofemoral Genicular Nerve (PFGN)
-Recurrent Fibular Nerve - Bursitis: a condition that causes inflammation of the bursae.
Other terminology might include: prepatellar bursitis (Housemaid’s knee), infrapatellar bursitis (Jumper’s knee), pes anserine bursitis - Effusion: an abnormal accumulation of fluid in a body cavity or space.
- Meniscus Tear (acute/chronic): an injury to the meniscus, the crescent-shaped cartilage pads in the knee joint.
Locations available: -Medial Meniscus
-Lateral Meniscus
Types of tears: radial, longitudinal, bucket handle, flap, complex tear - Bone Marrow Lesion: an abnormal area of bone marrow.
Locations available: -Lateral Femoral Condyle
-Medial Femoral Condyle
-Lateral Tibial Condyle
-Medial Tibial Condyle
-Patella - Osteophytes: bony growths that form along the edges of bones, typically in joints.
Other terminology might include: bone spurs - Chondrocalcinosis: a condition characterized by the deposition of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystals in the cartilage of joints.
Other terminology might include: CPPD, pseudogout - Chondrommalacia: common condition causing pain in the kneecap.
Other terminology might include: Runner’s knee - Calcific Tendonopathy: a condition where calcium deposits form in the tendons.
Other terminology might include: calcific tendinitis of patella, quadriceps, MCL, biceps femoris, pellegrini-stieda disease, Housemaid’s knee - Plica Syndrome: a condition that causes pain in the knee.
Locations available: -Infrapatellar Plicae
-Lateral Plicae
-Medial Plicae
-Suprapatellar Plicae - General Pain: use if diagnosis is unspecified.