The Knee Learning Resource
Abbreviation of 'rheumatoid arthritis'.
The range through which the knee can bend and straighten (flex and extend).
In the context of this site, a 'recipient' is someone who receives a transplant from a 'donor'.
The rectus femoris muscle is one of the four heads of the quadriceps muscle.
Recurvatum means that the knee inclines backwards when weight is taken on the leg.
Same as 'medial reefing'.
Same as 'complex regional pain syndrome'.
Reiter's syndrome is arthritis that is triggered by an infection in another part of the body.
This term is used in relation to transplant surgery, when the body attacks and damages the transplant.
The process where a bone or tissue re-shapes itself.
A knee rehabilitation exercise.
The process of new blood vessels growing into a tissue.
This term is used when a surgical procedure has to be re-done because of complications.
A form of arthritis, where joint swelling, inflammation and destruction affects largely the small joints (eg base of fingers).
It is an immune disorder, where the body attacks its own tissues. There are frequently other organs involved and the person frequently feels unwell.
A doctor specialising in rheumatology.
Rheumatology is a specialism in medicine, and is the study of a group of related disorders characterised by multi-joint arthritis which appear to be triggered by the body's own immune system.
Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation
Abbreviation of 'range of motion'.
Equipment useful for knee rehabilitation.
Abbreviation of 'reflex sympathetic dystrophy', which is usually referred to nowadays as 'CRPS' (complex regional pain syndrome).
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