Why we set up this bulletin board and the 'etiquette' of engagement

These are the rules that users will need to acknowledge before registering on this bulletin board

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How this board works. Only post here if you want to know something about how the board works. Medical questions should go into the sections below. KNEEgeeks is our bulletin board. We also have a main KNEEguru website packed with knee information: http://www.kneeguru.co.uk . Don't forget to look there, too.

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Use this section with discretion. It is to give urgent help when in crisis only - incipient surgery, major complications. Use the general section if this does not apply.

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Post here if you are new to the board and not sure where to post your question. Or if your question or comment is of a general nature. The KNEEguru may move it later to a more relevant section if necessary.

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Easy to find without blocking the newbie threads from being seen. all new threads will be moved to other boards.

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General words of encouragement can go a long way. Everyone on this site will appreciate help with coping with pain and disability. Non-denominational, please.

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Use this board for posting your Calendar events via the Post Event button in the calendar area.

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To let us know how you are getting on for the first days and first few weeks after your operation or injury. We would be interested in knowing about pain levels and meds, dressings, using the CPM machine, swelling, icing regimes, mobility, exercise regimes, bathing and travelling issues, etc.

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For diaries that are starting to bulk up.

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For busy diaries with 100 to 300 posts.

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For mature diaries where threads have 300 posts or more.

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Sprains, contusions, cysts and tendinitis

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General questions about exercises, stretching, gaining range of motion, handling pain and swelling.

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Wound problems, infection, external scarring, inflammation, nerve problems, RSD, synovial chondromatosis

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Adhesions, internal scarring, fat pad syndrome, infrapatellar contracture, patella infera (baja)

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For anyone who has had vein clots complicating their rehab

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Finished with a useful piece of equipment? Want to donate or sell it to another KNEEgeek? Please use a new thread for each item and mark clearly when it has been passed on to its new owner.

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Mal-tracking, lateral release, medial reefing, tibial tuberosity transfer, patellar arthritis, patellectomy, plica, patello-femoral braces.

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Rupture of one of the major tendons attaching to the top or the bottom of the patella.

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Chronic inflammation of the lump below the kneecap.

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Jumpers knee, iliotibial friction band syndrome, tendinitis, bursitis, muscle strains and sprains

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Usually with instability of the knee

Trimming, meniscectomy, meniscal repair, meniscal transplant, synthetic menisci, meniscal cyst

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Rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, Still's disease - types of arthritis where usually many joints are affected and patients are often quite ill.

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Tibial plateau fractures, femoral fractures, fractured patella

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Over-lax joints, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, etc

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General discussions

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Diet regimes, glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate, weight issues

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When one has established arthritis, exercise brings its special challenges

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Lavage, debridement, synovectomy

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Steroid injections, lubricants (eg Synvisc)

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Recurrent knee effusion, Baker's cysts

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Osteophyte removal, bone cyst removal

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All procedures relating to interventions where damaged joint cartilage is replaced with cells or tissues.

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Tibial and femoral osteotomy (opening or closing bone wedges). Unloader braces. 'Unispacer'.

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Replacing medial, lateral or patello-femoral compartments in isolation

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Also called 'arthroplasty'

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This section is for discussing technique and principles of surgical procedures. Try and limit the links and questions specifically to materials and surgical method. Use the other sections to ask questions related to your personal situation.

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If you feel your knee problem has been successfully managed, let us hear about it. Post the full story with the first post - how it started, what symptoms, what you were told, what examinations and tests, what surgery, what type of rehab.

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Anatomy, MRI, X-rays, CT scans, bone scans

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ACL, MCL, PFS - what do those abbreviations mean? Post up any new ones and get your questions answered.

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NO DEALERS PLEASE! Immobilisers, compression braces, patello-femoral braces, patellar tendon supports, sports and instability braces, unloaders ...

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No dealers, please. Just KNEEgeeks and the products they wouldn't want to be without or you think might help others.

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Maybe you would like to tell everyone a little more about you? Country, pets, hobbies. Not important personal information.

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Any fun initiative can be posted here. Take care not to ask for or reveal too many personal details - for your own security.

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