When you first start talking to your child’s doctor about what’s going on with him or her, you may hear a lot of unfamiliar terms. If your child is having joint issues or problems, or if it’s possible that your child has issues that may be linked to arthritis you’re going to hear the word “synovium,” accompanied by words like “inflammation,” and “joints.” I wanted to take a minute to talk about what synovium is and how it pertains to juvenile arthritis (JA).
Synovium, also called the synovial membrane or stratum synoviale, is the soft tissue found around the joints. Specifically is it around joint capsules, and synovial joints.
What is a synovial joint?
Think of a
as the most common type of joint in the human body. Examples of this are wrist joints, the elbow, shoulder, hip, and knee joints.
What happens to the synovium in juvenile arthritis?
When the synovium is irritated or inflamed that’s known as arthritis. When the synovium is irritated or inflamed it can cause damage to the surround bone and structures.
