KNEE Dictionary beginning with E

Essential knee terminology

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eASC search for term: Expanded adipose stem cells - stem cells expanded in the laboratory from fat tissue taken from the patient.
Eccentric muscle contraction search for term: An eccentric muscle contraction is when a muscle produces force whilst it is actively lengthening.
Ecchymosis search for term: A bruise.
Edema search for term: American spelling of 'oedema'.
Edematous search for term: American spelling of 'oedematous'.
Effusion search for term: A knee effusion is excessive joint fluid inside the knee joint.
EFORT search for term: European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology.
EKA search for term: Abbreviation for 'European Knee Association'.
Elmslie Trillat Procedure search for term: A surgical procedure to improve the alignment of the patella.
ELPS search for term: Abbreviation for 'excessive lateral pressure syndrome.'
Embryogenesis search for term: Embryogenesis is the process of development of an embryo.
Embryonic stem cell search for term: A progenitor cell derived from an embryo.
Endobutton search for term: An endobutton is a fixation device to secure the upper end of a hamstrings graft during the procedure of cruciate ligament reconstruction.
Endocrine search for term: Endocrine means via production of hormones that affect bodily functions.
Epicondyle search for term: An epicondyle is a bony bump or 'knuckle' upon a rounded end (or condyle) of a bone.
Epidural anaesthesia search for term: Numbing the lower part of the body by a fine catheter (tube) is passes into the epidural space around the spinal cord and injecting local anaesthetic solution.
Epidural catheter search for term: A fine tube which is inserted into the epidural space around the spinal cord, for the administration of an anaesthetic agent.
Epidural space search for term: A space around the spinal cord outside of the spinal cavity in which the cord runs.
Epiphysis search for term: The rounded end of any long bone, adjacent to the growth plate.
ERMI search for term: ERMI is the abbreviation of End Range Motion Improvement - a rehabilitation device to improve end range of motion of the knee.
Erythema search for term: Redness.
ESC search for term: Embryonic stem cell - a stem cell derived from an embryo.
ESSKA search for term: Abbreviation for the 'European society of shoulder, knee and ankle surgery'.
Evidence-based search for term: Underpinned by peer-reviewed published studies.
Excessive lateral pressure syndrome search for term: Excessive lateral pressure syndrome (ELPS) is a collection of symptoms and signs related to the edge of the kneecap being forced abnormally against the wall of the underlying groove.
Excision search for term: To 'excise' means 'to cut out'.
Extension search for term: Extension means 'straightening'.
Extensor mechanism search for term: The extensor mechanism consists of a chain of anatomical structures including the quads muscle and kneecap that work together to straighten the knee.
External fixator search for term: Metal apparatus to hold together the broken ends of a bone via rods drilled through the skin into the bone.
Extra-articular search for term: Outside the joint.
Extraarticular search for term: 'Extra' means outside of and 'articular' means the joint so if something is extraarticular it means that it is outside of the cavity of the joint.
Extracellular matrix search for term: The extracellular matrix is a 3-dimensional network of large molecules outside of the cells (eg collagen) that provide them with structural and biochemical support.

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KNEE Dictionary beginning with E

Expanded adipose stem cells - stem cells expanded in the laboratory from fat tissue taken from the patient.

An eccentric muscle contraction is when a muscle produces force whilst it is actively lengthening.

A bruise.

American spelling of 'oedema'.

American spelling of 'oedematous'.

A knee effusion is excessive joint fluid inside the knee joint.

European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology.

Abbreviation for 'European Knee Association'.

A surgical procedure to improve the alignment of the patella.

Abbreviation for 'excessive lateral pressure syndrome.'

Embryogenesis is the process of development of an embryo.

A progenitor cell derived from an embryo.

An endobutton is a fixation device to secure the upper end of a hamstrings graft during the procedure of cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Endocrine means via production of hormones that affect bodily functions.

An epicondyle is a bony bump or 'knuckle' upon a rounded end (or condyle) of a bone.

Numbing the lower part of the body by a fine catheter (tube) is passes into the epidural space around the spinal cord and injecting local anaesthetic solution.

A fine tube which is inserted into the epidural space around the spinal cord, for the administration of an anaesthetic agent.

A space around the spinal cord outside of the spinal cavity in which the cord runs.

The rounded end of any long bone, adjacent to the growth plate.

ERMI is the abbreviation of End Range Motion Improvement - a rehabilitation device to improve end range of motion of the knee.

Redness.

Embryonic stem cell - a stem cell derived from an embryo.

Abbreviation for the 'European society of shoulder, knee and ankle surgery'.

Underpinned by peer-reviewed published studies.

Excessive lateral pressure syndrome (ELPS) is a collection of symptoms and signs related to the edge of the kneecap being forced abnormally against the wall of the underlying groove.

To 'excise' means 'to cut out'.

Extension means 'straightening'.

The extensor mechanism consists of a chain of anatomical structures including the quads muscle and kneecap that work together to straighten the knee.

Metal apparatus to hold together the broken ends of a bone via rods drilled through the skin into the bone.

Outside the joint.

'Extra' means outside of and 'articular' means the joint so if something is extraarticular it means that it is outside of the cavity of the joint.

The extracellular matrix is a 3-dimensional network of large molecules outside of the cells (eg collagen) that provide them with structural and biochemical support.