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BASIC INFORMATION -

• Knee anatomy and basic info

• Knee anatomy overview

• Cruciate ligaments

• What are the cruciate ligaments?
• What do the cruciate ligaments do?
• How does one tear the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)?
• How does one tear the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)?
• Early indicators of a cruciate tear
• What should you do if you think your cruciate is torn?
• Ongoing symptoms of a torn cruciate ligament
• Confirming the diagnosis of a torn ACL
• Confirming the diagnosis of a torn PCL
• Braces for knee instability
• Why do women get more cruciate tears than men?
• The problems of cruciate tears in children
• Torn cruciates - is reconstruction always necessary?
• Graft choice for cruciate ligament reconstruction
• Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
• Posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
• Cruciate ligament rehabilitation
• Complications of cruciate reconstruction
• What is complex or multiligament instability?

• Collateral ligament

• Introduction to the collateral ligaments
• Anatomy of the collateral ligaments
• Collateral ligament injury
• Complex injury involving the collateral ligament
• Assessment of the collateral ligaments
• Management of collateral ligament damage

• Meniscus ('cartilages') problems

• Introduction to the knee meniscus
• Functional anatomy of the meniscus
• Factors affecting meniscal healing
• Meniscus terminology
• How the meniscus is injured
• Diagnosis of meniscus injury
• The importance of the position of meniscus tears
• Types of meniscus tear
• Meniscectomy
• Meniscus repair
• Meniscus replacement
• Discoid meniscus
• Meniscal cyst

• Patellar (kneecap) problems

• Quick guide to kneecap problems
• What's special about the kneecap?
• The patella - important anatomical relationships
• Why does everyone seem so vague about kneecap pain?
• What is chondromalacia?
• Patellar tilt, malalignment and maltracking - what's the difference?
• Getting to grips with the Patellofemoral Syndrome (PFS)
• Patellofemoral subluxation
• Patellofemoral dislocation
• Surgical procedures to correct patellar alignment
• Proximal realignment procedures
• Distal realignment procedures
• Patella alta, and patellofemoral dysplasia
• Overuse syndromes affecting the patella
• Braces for the patella
• Cartilage damage of the patella
• Patellofemoral resurfacing
• What is the Plica Syndrome?
• The lateral retinaculum and lateral release
• Arthrofibrosis after patellar injury or surgery
• The problem of patella baja
• Fracture of the patella
• Consequences of a patellectomy

• Arthritis

• Introduction to arthritis
• Types of arthritis
• The common arthritis pathway
• How knee arthritis progresses
• Arthritis cysts and spurs
• The concept of arthritis compartments
• Classifying the amount of cartilage damage
• Introduction to joint cartilage management
• Supplements for knee arthritis
• Knee arthritis and diet
• Knee arthritis and exercise
• Orthotics and aids for knee arthritis
• Joint injections for knee arthritis
• Surgical cartilage repair for knee arthritis
• Unloader braces
• Osteotomy
• Knee replacement
• Interpositional discs
• Partial knee replacement
• Total knee replacement
• Knee fusion
• Amputation

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