{{Short description|Process of breakdown of cartilage}} '''Chondrolysis''' [ICD Code {{ICD10|M|94|3|m|91}}] is the process of breakdown of cartilage. It can occur as a result of trauma (traumatic chondrolysis). Intra-articular infusions of certain local anesthetic agents such as bupivacaine, lidocaine, ropivacaine and levobupivacaine can also lead to this effect.<ref name=Gulihar2015>{{cite journal|last1=Gulihar|first1=Abhinav|last2=Robati|first2=Shibby|last3=Twaij|first3=Haider|last4=Salih|first4=Alan|last5=Taylor|first5=Grahame J.S.|title=Articular cartilage and local anaesthetic: A systematic review of the current literature|journal=Journal of Orthopaedics|date=December 2015|volume=12|issue=Suppl 2|pages=S200–S210|doi=10.1016/j.jor.2015.10.005|pmid=27047224|pmc=4796530}}</ref>

==See also== * Chondritis * Osteochondritis * Relapsing polychondritis

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==External links==

* [https://radiopaedia.org/articles/chondrolysis Chondrolysis] at Radiopedia

{{Osteochondropathy}} {{Inflammation}}

Category:Rheumatology Category:Chondropathies

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