Repair of Radial Tear of Medial Meniscus
The medial meniscus is attached to the tibial bone at the anterior root and posterior root. It acts almost like a hammock to support the load from weight bearing in the medial compartment of the knee joint. A posterior root tear of the medial meniscus or a radial tear of the medial meniscus will result … Continue reading
Knee Pain from Osteoarthritis – Should I Go for A Total Knee Replacement?
Knee Osteoarthritis – Should I Go for a TKR (Total Knee Replacement)? Knee Osteoarthritis – It is a painful condition of the knee joint where the smooth lining (articular cartilage) of the ends of the thigh bone and shin bone forming the knee joint becomes worn out or rough. It causes stiffness, pain, swelling and … Continue reading
Avascular Necrosis of the Knee Joint | Role of a Partial Knee Replacement
What is Avascular Necrosis of the Knee? Avascular necrosis is a disease resulting from the temporary or permanent loss of blood supply to the bones. Without blood, the bone tissue dies, and ultimately the bone may collapse. If the process involves the bones near a joint, it often leads to collapse of the joint surface. … Continue reading
Enhancing Cartilage Repair in the Knee Joint | Enhanced Microfracture
Cartilage Repair using Microfracture The articular cartilage of the knee joint covers the underlying bone of the knee and cushions it from shock during walking and running activities. Damage to the articular cartilage can lead to pain, swelling and eventually arthritis. Microfracture surgery is an articular cartilage repair surgical technique that works by creating tiny … Continue reading
Repair of Torn Discoid Lateral Meniscus
Discoid Lateral Meniscus – How to Repair It A lateral meniscus is an important shock absorber for the lateral compartment of the knee joint. Whilst the medial compartment of the knee joint is largely convex (femur end) and concave (tibia end) and hence conforming even in the absence of the medial meniscus, the lateral compartment … Continue reading
The Difficult to Diagnose Knee Pain – It Could Be Due To Menisco-Capsular Separation
Knee Pain Some knee pains are notoriously difficult to diagnose. It is even more baffling when the expensive MRI scan of the painful knee is reported as being normal! I occasionally encounter such patients. They come into my clinic with a problem of pain in the inner side (medial joint line) of the knee. There … Continue reading
Loose Body of the Knee Joint
Loose Bodies of the Knee Joint What Are Loose Bodies? Loose bodies are fragments of bone and/or cartilage that freely floats inside the knee joint. What Are the Symptoms? Symptoms include: Locking or jamming of the knee Pain Swelling Intermittent catching of the knee How to Diagnose? X-rays can sometimes show the bony fragment in … Continue reading
Sudden Onset of Knee Pain – Consider a Medial Meniscus Posterior Horn Root Tear
Meniscus Root Tear The medial meniscus or inner shock absorber of the knee has attachment in the front (anterior horn) and the back (posterior horn). The posterior horn or root can tear as a result of degeneration or trauma. This typical presentation include: Sudden onset of severe knee pain. Does not improve with pain killers. … Continue reading
An Uncommon Cause of Knee Locking – Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS)
PVNS or pigmented villonodular synovitis is an uncommon condition that I see from time to time. This is a benign tumour involving the inner lining of a joint. I treat about 3 to 4 such cases each year. Although it can affect any joint in the body, the most common joint with this problem that … Continue reading
Cartilage Repair Using Autologous Chondrocytes – The Implantation
Cartilage defects of the knee joint can be repaired using cultured cartilage cells taken from the patient’s knee cartilage. The indications, contraindications and biopsy of the cartilage were previously discussed. You can click on this link to read the article. Click Here. In this article, I will explain how the cultured cartilage cells are implanted … Continue reading
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