The Knee Learning Resource
The National Health Service (NHS) is the state healthcare system of the United Kingdom.
Countries may each have a registry all hip, knee, ankle, elbow and shoulder replacement operations to monitor the performance of joint replacement implants.
Death of tissues.
Relating to nerves.
A neuroma is a small knot of nerve endings, which can form when a nerve has been cut. It is really an attempt by the nerve to heal itself, but something goes wrong with its attempts. A neuroma can form in the tissues around the knee after an injury or after knee surgery.
The word 'neuro' means 'nerves' or relating to the nervous system. 'Neuromuscular' means the muscles and the nerves that give the instructions to the muscles.
Abbreviation of 'National Health Service'.
A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory is a medication to reduce inflammation, but which does not contain steroids (cortisone products).
Same as 'intercondylar notch'.
When a cruciate graft is wrongly placed or too fat, and impinges on the roof of the bony notch of the femur in which it lies.
The Noyes' Classification is a system for classifying the degree of joint destruction in an arthritic joint.
Abbreviation of 'non-steroidal anti-inflammatory'.
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