This illustrated downloadable .pdf ebook discusses those interventions that can help or slow down knee arthritis before surgery becomes a last option:
- Demographics of Osteoarthritis
- What exactly is osteoarthritis?
- joint cartilage damage
- inflammation and swelling
- leg alignment changes
- the concept of compartments
- Non-operative treatment options for knee osteoarthritis
- steroid injections into the knee
- land-based exercise
- topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
- pool-based therapies
- intra-articular hyaluronic acid
- PRP injections
- orthotics and unloader braces
- Focusing on the cells
- multiplying the cartilage cells
- STACi
- offloading the finished construct
- outcomes
- Rethinking ACi
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Dr (Mr) Raghbir Singh Khakha
Knee Surgeon
Mr Khakha is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon with an exclusive interest in disorders of the knee. He has ...read more
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