Synovitis

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The normal structure of a normal person will have a healthy joint and healthy bone structure. Bone is a structure that give supports to human body, while joint is the part of human body that helps in movement and they works well to provide locomotion. The changes in the normal structure occurs when the white blood cell that act as a body immune system attacks the joint tissues, which causes the joint tissues to suffer inflammation or also known as synovitis. Synovitis is the condition where warmth, redness, swelling, and pain occur. The inflammation process, causes the normally thin synovium becomes thicken and makes the joint swollen and sometimes warm to the touch. The thickness of the synovium will lead to an abnormal growth which is

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