While there are other ways to investigate knee joint problems or injuries, an arthroscopy is the only way for us to get a direct view inside your joint. The knee joint is one of the largest and most important joints in the body. Together the femur, tibia, fibula and patella carry your ...
The location of your knee pain is an important clue that will help your doctor diagnose your issue. Knee pain may occur in the front of the knee (anterior), in the area closest to your hand (lateral), on the inside of the joint (medial), or behind the kneecap (posterior). Conditions...
The location of the knee pain can vary depending on which structure is involved. With infection or an inflammatory process, the whole knee might be swollen and painful, while atorn meniscusor fracture of a bone gives symptoms only in one specific location. ABaker cystwill usually cause pain in...
A medial collateral ligament injury most commonly occurs when the knee is hit from the outside while a lateral collateral ligament injury occurs when the knee is impacted from the inside. Pain from Meniscus Tears To keep the top of the shin (tibia) from rubbing on the bottom of the thigh...
Knee Meniscus: a special extra thick layer of cartilage that sits on the top of the tibia The knee meniscus is particularly important as it acts as a shock absorber to reduce the forces going through the bones and reduces friction, allowing the bones to move smoothly. The back of the pat...
The bones in the knee include the femur, tibia, and patella. The femur and tibia have ends that meet called condyles. A condyle is a round prominence at the end of the bone where it meets or articulates with another bone. The medial condyle is on the inside, or middle of the knee ...
1438HISTORY - A 45 year-old female marathon runner presents co "severe burning pain on bottom inside of right heel. Patient relates an acute onset of pain while on a training run 6 months prior to presentation. The problem has progressed to affect the patient's ADL and no running has been...
The two important tendons in the knee are (1) the quadricepstendon connecting the quadriceps muscle, which lies on the front of the thigh, to the patella and (2) the patellar tendon connecting the patella to the tibia (technically this is a ligament because it connects two bones). ...
As a result of these changes, there is less space between the bones. This means that as you use the knee, you can get bone rubbing on bone, causing arthritis pain in knee joints. The bone spurs can also limit the amount of movement in the knee leading to stiffness, a really common ...
The Popliteus is a muscle (pictured above in red) located at the back of the knee joint. It plays an important part in unlocking the knees when flexing or extending. It is also involved in rotating theTibia(shinbone) andFemur(thigh bone). ...