Predictors of Recurrent Patellar Instability in Young People After Their First Dislocation

You might notice a pain in your knee, or it might look deformed. Either way, it’s hard to miss a patella dislocation. It’s estimated that almost around 2 in 100 000 people will dislocate their patella each year. This is highest in young patients (often between 15 and 19 years of age). Here we look
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Can Knee Arthritis be treated?

The knee joint is composed of three bones – the patella or kneecap, femur or thigh bone, and tibia or shin bone. The ends of these bones are covered by a smooth tissue called articular cartilage, which allows the bones to glide smoothly over each other during knee movements. Osteoarthritis, the most common form of
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How Do You Know if You Tore Your Patella Tendon?

Patella Tendon Rupture
“I heard it pop,” Deondre Francois, rising star Quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles said when describing the injury. Out for the season. These words are feared by athletes across the country and Patella tendon ruptures are a major reason for that. But it’s not just professional athletes that suffer the injury. When orthopedic surgeon
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Injections for Knee Pain as a New Non-Invasive Treatment

Injections For Knee Pain
The joints in the body contain a joint fluid which provides lubrication and nutrition for the bones and cartilages. Recent research suggests that patients who suffer from mild to severe osteoarthritis have a reduced amount of fluid which causes pain in the knee and other joints. As a new non-surgical procedure, injections for knee pain
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