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What does eburnation mean?

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Noun
  1. A degenerative process of bone, occurring at sites of articular cartilage erosion and commonly found in patients with osteoarthritis. Subchondral bone responds to increased friction by generating reactive, ivory-like dense bone at the site of erosion.
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There is eburnation of the articular surfaces in those areas most exposed to friction and pressure.
Varying degrees of erosion and eburnation were found on the anterior lip of the glenoid fossa in cases in which there were labral detachments.
It is characterized by the appearance of superficial fibrillation by 12 months of age and severe cartilage lesions and eburnation by 18 months of age.
Nor is it advisable to postpone mechanical interference so long that eburnation of the bones has time to take place.
There was hypocellularity, atrophic cells, erosions and focal areas of bone eburnation, moderate reduction of matrix staining, osteophyte formation of connective tissue with mild subchondral bone plate thickening.
The common type of lesion is a dry arthritis with fibrillation and eburnation of the articular surfaces.

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