Arthroscopy – Driving
Driving is usually possible after five days when the knee is feeling comfortable. Make sure you can bend and straighten your knee vigorously without pain. Check that you can perform an emergency stop safely.
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Arthroscopy – At Work
Return to work when your knee feels comfortable and when you feel confident that your knee will be able to stand the stresses of your job. If you have an office type job you should be able to return to work after 1 week. If your job is strenuous and involves climbing and squatting then…
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Arthroscopy – At Home
The bandage can be removed on the morning following surgery. The puncture wounds will have a stitch or a steristrip tape keeping the wound edges together and will be covered by a small sticky dressing. Replace the dressing with an elastoplast dressing if necessary but keep the puncture wounds covered and keep the knee dry…
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Arthroscopy – After the Operation
It is important to start exercising your knee as soon as possible because the muscles can become weak quite quickly. After your operation you will have a padded bandage around your knee. You cannot do any harm to your knee by lifting the leg straight, or by bending it, within the confines of the bandage….
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Arthroscopy – Before the Operation
Before the OperationWhen you are admitted to the hospital the operating surgeon will re-examine your knee, marking the particular leg and will ask you to sign a consent form. Any last minute questions can be answered. The nursing staff and physiotherapist will also visit you to explain the procedure.
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Arthroscopy introduction
ARTHROSCOPY of the knee is an operation in which a small camera and surgical instruments are inserted into your knee through two or three small (1cm) puncture wounds. The structures within the knee are assessed including the meniscus (mobile footballer’s cartilage), the synovium (lining of the knee), the articular cartilage (joint surfaces), and the cruciate…
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Tibial and Femoral Osteotomy
This information sheet provides information on the nature and purpose of the procedure in addition to an outline of the post-operative rehabilitation
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History and Examination of the Knee
Traditionally, examination of a joint involves the principle ‘look, feel, move’. Whilst this adage may still hold true for basic examination of the knee, the order and sequence of examination changes depending on the likely diagnosis suggested by the history. For example when examining a severely arthritic knee it is not necessary to examine for…
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Diagnosing knee problems
This knee pathway is part of work undertaken with Consultants, General Practitioners and Allied Health Professionals from UHCW NHS Trust, George Eliot Hospital, South Warwickshire Hospital, and Coventry and Warwickshire PCT’s. The aim of the pathway is to establish an appropriate and clinically relevant pathway to improve care for patients presenting to their general practitioner…
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Orthopaedic Knee Review
The Knee – a review of current practiceInformation written by Tim SpaldingUpdated by Adam Pearce, 3rd Year Medical Student 6th Edition -February 2015 Contents Acute knee injuries: Diagnosing the Torn ACL in the Acute Knee Osteoarthritis of the Knee and Knee Replacement Meniscal Injuries Patello-Femoral Problems Appendix A – Arthroscopy of the Knee …
