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

KNEE ARTHRITIS - Diet and nutritional supplements
Diet regimes, glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate, weight issues

KNEE ARTHRITIS - Exercise
When one has established arthritis, exercise brings its special challenges

KNEE ARTHRITIS - Clearing inflamed joint lining
Lavage, debridement, synovectomy

KNEE ARTHRITIS - Injections into the joint
Steroid injections, lubricants (eg Synvisc)

KNEE ARTHRITIS - Arthritic swelling and Baker's Cysts
Recurrent knee effusion, Baker's cysts

KNEE ARTHRITIS - Clearing spurs and cysts
Osteophyte removal, bone cyst removal

KNEE ARTHRITIS - Changing the forces through the joint
Tibial and femoral osteotomy (opening or closing bone wedges). Unloader braces. 'Unispacer'.

KNEE ARTHRITIS - Unicompartmental knee replacement
Replacing medial, lateral or patello-femoral compartments in isolation

KNEE ARTHRITIS - Total Knee Replacement
Also called 'total knee arthroplasty'

KNEE FUSION or AMPUTATION
Sometimes the knee problem is so severe that the joint itself cannot be saved. The patient will have to decide on two difficult options - fusing the knee to permanent stiffness or amputating above the joint.