Arthroscopy of the knee

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Morbi malesuada mauris interdum mauris sollicitudin egestas aliquet eros faucibus. Cras suscipit pharetra lectus vitae blandit. Nullam cursus, mi ac tempor aliquet, ipsum nibh pellentesque ligula, sit amet elementum orci lorem in neque. Nunc ac diam odio, in congue libero. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci…

Indications for MRI Scanning MRI scans are indicated for patients with meniscal tears, patients with difficulty diagnosing ACL or ligamentous injury of the knee and for patients with traumatic chondral injuries. MRI is also indicated for patients with unexplained pain that do not fit any diagnostic categories. MRI scans should be restricted to patients with…

Neuromuscular Control and Muscle Strength The function of good quality muscles and muscle strength is to act as a shock absorber to the load bearing and reduce peak impact forces. Muscle strength in combination with endurance and flexibility is therefore important to help dissipate the forces over the knee joint. Sometimes after injury the quadriceps…

1Morbi hendrerit lacinia nisl in aliquam. Curabitur dui est, dignissim et commodo et, placerat vel metus. Mauris turpis nisl, gravida in suscipit sit amet, tristique non risus. Curabitur ut leo vitae purus aliquet mattis vitae vel massa. Aenean eleifend ultrices leo at venenatis. Suspendisse luctus malesuada faucibus. Sed et nisl nisl, eget convallis magna. Pellentesque…

The operation is performed when there is early wear in one side of the knee in order to slow down the wear and to ‘buy time’ for the knee. It is also performed in certain ligament injuries where instability of the knee is associated with bowing of the leg.