KNEEguru Forum Archives

The FORUM ARCHIVES section contains archived discussions on :

WHERE KNEE PROBLEMS START
patellofemoral joint
cruciate ligaments
collateral ligaments
meniscus
rheumatoid arthritis
bone breaks around the knee
joint hypermobility disorders
overuse problems of the knee

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Surgical procedures
Your success stories

ARTHRITIS
General principles of managing osteoarthritis of the knee
Diet and nutritional supplements
Clearing inflamed joint lining
Injections into the joint
Arthritic swelling and Baker's Cysts
Bone marrow stimulation
Cartilage plug transfer
Clearing spurs and cysts
Changing the forces through the joint
Autologous chondrocyte implantation (A.C.I.)
Unicompartmental knee replacement
Total knee replacement

KNEE ARTHRITIS - General principles of managing Osteoarthritis of the knee :

A useful link - cartilage defect grading - - Posted by admin (The KNEEguru), 16 March 2003

Grading cartilage defects -
http://www.aboutjoints.com/patientinfo/topics/oats/oatspg2.htm

Updated Fri Jan 9 2009

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