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Ive been diagnosed with a knee condropaty. they told me it's cronic disease, is it true?
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Maybe: Chondropathy means disease of the cartilage. There are many, MANY diseases of cartilage. Might want to ask your doctor to be more specific. What chondropathy of the knee do they think you have? Then they/we might be better able to answer your question. Some are chronic. Some are not.
Answered 9/26/2016
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