KNEE Dictionary beginning with K

Keyhole surgery is surgery performed with thin instruments through two or more tiny cuts, or portals.

The KinCom isokinetic machine is a sophisticated apparatus for both exercising the knee and for determining various parameters of muscle strenth.

The term 'knee cartilage' could refer to either the meniscal cartilage(s) (meaning the 'meniscus' which is the shock absorber sandwiched between the long bones of the knee) or the articular cartilage (the gristle covering the ends of the bones of the knee).

A piece of cartilage floating free in the knee joint. The more correct term is 'loose body'.

Knee pain is pain felt in the knee.

There is no particular qualification in knee surgery itself. Most surgeons specialising in knee surgery are qualified in general orthopaedic surgery, and have gravititated towards specialising in knees.

Knee surgery includes operating on the structures within the knee joint, or on the structures adjacent to the knee joint and affecting its function.

Knock knees, where the knees tend to touch while the feet are apart, are also known as valgus knees.

In children varus knees are quite common, and the child tends to grow out of it. In adults it is more often a result of arthritis.

Abbreviation of 'Knee and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score.'

The Kujala Score is a scoring system surgeons use for patellofemoral problems.