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The femur - the long bone going from the hip to the knee.

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Pain in the back of the knee
The back of the knee is called the 'popliteal' region of the knee. The depression in the middle of...
Saturday, April 13, 2013 - 10:08am
Objectives of rehab
The objectives of knee rehabilitation are: to protect the joint in the early stages from further me...
Thursday, April 11, 2013 - 6:25pm
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRP...
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a rare chronic pain syndrome that may follow tissue injury...
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 - 2:01pm
Course Outline - course on knee rep...
Part 1 - Arthritis and knee replacement the concept of knee 'compartments' varus and valgus deformi...
Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 12:50am
Why does my knee cap (patella) hurt...
The patella (knee cap) is exposure to incredibly high loads during sporting activities, and even activities...
Sunday, March 24, 2013 - 9:13pm
please give some advice - wife not...
A heavy duty table tennis table fell onto my wife’s knee severing the quadriceps tendon, not completely. The...
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - 2:27pm
Beautiful knees
Hi, I'm sarah fresh from medical school and I'm a year older today. Used to have tibia varum(blount's...
Sunday, November 25, 2012 - 5:52pm
Nick’s Medial Plica Excision &...
It's now been 3 years since my surgery on my right knee and 2012 has been a good knee year for me without...
Friday, November 16, 2012 - 5:18pm
Pain at the back of the knee
The back of the knee is called the 'popliteal' region of the knee. The depression in the middle of...
Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 9:43am
Knee Fractures primer
Knee fractures may involve the long bones or tibia and femur, or the small patellar bone or the fib...
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - 3:39pm
Preventing arthrofibrosis (part 11...
The loss of a normal range of knee motion following a knee injury or operation is a potentially dev...
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 - 10:28pm
Early signs and symptoms of arthrof...
As arthrofibrosis can be successfully alleviated if treated in its early stages, the clinical team...
Monday, March 3, 2008 - 9:35pm

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Osteoarticular transfer system

A surgical procedure when a plug (or several) of normal joint cartilage are cored out and used to replace damaged cartilage.

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