Chondrolysis

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Chondrolysis [ICD Code M94.3 ] is the process of breakdown of cartilage. It can occur due to effect of various anesthetic agents like bupivacaine, lidocaine, ropivacaine and levobupivacaine are all toxic to cartilage and their intra-articular infusions can lead to this toxic effect.<ref>,

 Articular cartilage and local anaesthetic: A systematic review of the current literature, 
 Journal of Orthopaedics, 
 
 Vol. 12(Issue: Suppl 2),
 pp. S200–S210,
 DOI: 10.1016/j.jor.2015.10.005,
 PMID: 27047224,
 PMC: 4796530,</ref>

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