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Measuring Results After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Effect of Meniscal Surgery on Sports Activity
No Advantage with Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement
Treatment of Knee Arthritis in Young, Active Adults
How to Delay That Knee Replacement
Fracture Fixation of the Distal Femur: Plates or Screws?
Cell Therapy for Cartilage Repair: A Review and Update
Treatment Decisions for Uncommon Hamstring Rupture in Athletes
What Happens 20+ Years After ACL Surgery?
Cartilage Repair in Sports Athletes Using Mosaicplasty
What Happens 10 to 20 Years After a Cartilage Repair?
An Important Message for Anyone With Knee Arthritis
Microfracture Treatment for Knee Articular Cartilage Injuries Gets the Nod
A Review of Knee Injuries Affecting the Medial Structures
Update For Surgeons on Revision of Knee Joint Replacements
Evaluating Quality of Tissue After Cartilage Repair of the Knee
Joint Replacement Isn't the Only Treatment Choice for Knee Arthritis
Review of Management Options for Articular Defects of the Knee
Diagnosis of Chondromalacia Should Not Depend on Presentation of Knee Pain
Is Type of Fixation with Knee Replacements Linked with Blood Loss?
Does Type of Tendon Graft for ACL Reconstruction Lead to Arthritis Later?
Can Arthritis After ACL Surgery Be Avoided?
Physical Therapists Provide Commentary on Hamstring Injuries
Infection After ACL Reconstruction Remains Rare
A Look Back at Long-Term Success For Knee Cartilage Repair
Patellofemoral Arthritis
American and Norwegian Surgeons Combine Forces to Study Knee Surgery
What to Do About Quadriceps Injuries
Taking a Closer Look at ACL Reconstructions
What's the Latest News on Meniscus Injuries?
Issues in Adult Reconstructive Knee Surgery
Surgical and Postoperative Treatment of Knee Joint Dislocation
Cell Therapy Product Improves Knee Cartilage Repair
Treatment for Damage to the Knee Cartilage: Repair or Reconstruct?
Do You Really Need That Steroid Injections for Pain Control After Knee Replacement?
It's Time To Reconsider Osteotomy for Knee Arthritis
An Algorithm for the Treatment of Painful Bipartite Patella
Failure Rate of Meniscal Transplantation
Are You At Risk for Patellofemoral Syndrome?
Steroid Injection for Knee Arthritis Good For One Week
ACL Reconstruction: A Rising Star
Efforts Around the World to Find Best Rehab Program After ACL Surgery
Loss of Muscle Power Discovered After Unilateral Knee Replacement
Does the Microfracture Technique for Articular Cartilage Repair Hold Up Over Time?
Latest JAAOS Guidelines for the Nonoperative Treatment of Knee Arthritis
An Update on Diagnosing Meniscal Tears of the Knee
Brace for Knee Arthritis Gets an 'A'
Surgery for Patellar Instability in Athletes
Pain Pump Linked to Damage to Knee Cartilage
Ideal Timing for ACL Surgery
Body Mass Index is a Risk Factor in Cartilage Repair
Topical NSAIDs As First-Line Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis
Long-Term Results of Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation of the Knee
Proof That Exercise Helps Arthritic Knees
Early Surgery Advised for ACL Injuries
Here's Something New on Medial Meniscus Tears
Microfracture Before Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation: Are We Burning Our Bridges?
High Failure Rate for Repair of Meniscal Tears
Two Main Reasons for Knee Injuries in Runners
Return to Sports After ACL Surgery: Is There a Difference Between Boys and Girls?
When the Athlete Has a Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Treatment of Patellofemoral Arthritis Varies and Remains Controversial
Can A
Normal
Patella Dislocate?
A New Problem for the Baby Boomer Generation
First Report on the Surgical Treatment of Hamstring Tendinopathy
Improvements in Surgery for Unicompartmental Knee Osteoarthritis
Surgeons Choose Repair Over Removal for Osteochondritis Dissecans
Cartilage Damage with ACL Rupture: Should These Defects Be Treated?
How To Define
Success
of a Total Knee Replacement
Risks For and Best Management of Hamstring Strains
Vancomycin in Cement Effectively Prevents Deep Infection After Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty
Predicting Full Return-To-Sports After ACL Surgery
Improvements Over the Years Makes the Unicompartmental Knee Replacement Ideal for Some Patients
Optimal Treatment for Knee Ligament Injuries
Even A Small Loss of Knee Motion After ACL Surgery is Important
Choosing the
Correct
Surgery for Posttraumatic Knee Arthritis
Update on Knee Osteonecrosis from the Johns Hopkins University
Patellar Dislocation in Young, Active Adults
Return to Sports and Heavy Work After High Tibial Osteotomy
Risk Factors for Infection After Total Knee Replacement
Improving Total Knee Replacements
Partial ACL Tears: A Diagnostic Dilemma
Preventing Infection After Knee Replacement
Safety, Effectiveness, and Durability of Second-Line Cartilage Implantation
No Need to Immobilize Knee After ACL Repair
History of ACL Injury and Repair
Swelling in the Knee: What Does It Mean?
Should You Have Surgery for that Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear...Or Not?
ACL Repair: Single or Double Reconstruction?
New Bioengineered Treatment for Cartilage Lesions of the Knee
Patient-Report of Results Just As Important As Clinician Measures in Knee Injuries
Results of First Study Using Chondrocyte Implantation in Older Adults
What Every Surgeon Should Know About Knee Injuries
Proximal Hamstring Syndrome in Athletes
Comparing the Pivot Shift Test to the Lachman Test for Knee Stability
Comparing Treatments for Patellar Dislocation
Magnet Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis
Description of Large Intra-articular Extraskeletal Knee Osteochondroma
Frequently Asked Questions About Joint Replacement
No Gold Standard for Diagnosis or Treatment of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Four Major Complications After ACI Repair of Knee Cartilage
New Understanding of Disability in Older Adults
Rehab After Total Knee Replacement Should Include Both Knees
Multicenter Study Shows Bone Substitute Superior to Bone Graft for Bone Defects
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Revision Helpful But Not as Effective as Primary Surgery
When Knee Pain Isn't Really Knee Pain
Is There a New Way to Measure Knee Alignment in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome?
Learning How To Kneel After A Partial Knee Replacement
Combined Procedures to Repair and Restore Knee Meniscus and Cartilage
Quality Assessment Scale for Systematic Reviews on Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Long Term Results of Nonoperative Treatment for ACL Injury
Ballet Dancers at Low Risk for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Researchers Predict Likelihood of Infection in Patients with Knee Arthroplasty
Having Both Knees Replaced at the Same Time: Pros and Cons
Avoiding Complications When Treating Tibia Fractures
Preventing Hamstring Injury in Sprinters
Unique Opportunity to Study Noncontact ACL Injury
Improving Treatment For Posterior Cruciate Ligament Knee Injuries
Cost and Effectiveness of Home-Based Rehab After Joint Replacement
Exercise Program Reduces ACL Injuries in Female Athletes
Treatment Update on Bipartite Patella
Electrical Stimulation Not Effective for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Looking Back at Results from ACL Surgery
Searching For the Missing Link in Female Knee Injuries
Classifying Patellofemoral Problems Based on Treatment
Comparing Results of Cartilage Repair Techniques
Update On Surgical Technique for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair
Change in Surgical Repair of Torn Quadriceps Tendon
Use of SI Joint Manipulation for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
No Backing to Suggest Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome is Neuropathic
Early Surgery Best for Hamstring Avulsion
Patellofemoral Joint After ACL Reconstruction
Review and Update on Posterolateral Corner Knee Injuries
Bone Bruising Patterns Reveal Mechanism of ACL Injury
Altered Movement Patterns Persist After Total Knee Replacement
Graft Failures and Results of ACL Revision Surgery
Use of Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation in the Knee
Choosing the Right Management for Infected Knee Replacement
Painful Snapping of Knee: Popliteus Tendon
Resistance Strength Training for Knee Osteoarthritis
Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Graft Superior for Patients with Joint Laxity
Optimal Range of Motion After Total Knee Replacement
Sleeve or Brace: Which One is Better After ACL Repair?
Timing of Surgery for ACL Tears: Early or Late?
Accurate Diagnosis of Shin Pain Needed to Direct Treatment
Computer-Navigated Total Knee Arthroplasty Benefits from Alignment Check Before Cement Hardens
Maintaining Aerobic Conditioning After Knee Surgery in Athletes
Testing for Knee Instability
Technology Brings New Information About the Posterior Cruciate Ligament
Total Knee Replacement in Men Versus Women
Does the Position of the Patella Really Matter in Patellofemoral Pain?
Cartilage Cell Transplant or Microfracture: Which is Better to Repair Knee Cartilage?
Predicting Who Needs Surgery After ACL Injury
Tapping Test Can Be Used to Diagnose Bone Marrow Edema of the Knee
Understanding the Cause of Osteoarthritis After ACL Injury
Improving Proprioception in Knee Osteoarthritis
Planning Treatment for Patients with ACL Tears
Improving Management of ACL Injuries in Active Athletes
New Theories About Knee Osteoarthritis
Rehab After Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
Review of Microfracture for Knee Osteoarthritis
Computer Navigation and Minimally Invasive Knee Replacements
Hip Weakness Linked to Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Oxford Prosthesis in Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Provides Consistent Mechanical Limb Alignment
Recovery Patterns After Total Knee Replacement
Review of Posterior Cruciate Injuries
Benefits of Articulated PMMA Spacers in Total Knee Replacements
New Treatment for Cartilage Defects in the Knee
Results of Surgery to Treat Chronic Patellar Dislocation
Oral Versus Injected Tenoxicam for Acute Osteoarthritic Knees
Restoring the ACL Back to Normal
Successful Graft Treatment for Full-Thickness Cartilage Tears
Effects of Mosaicplasty on Donor Sites in the Knee
Use of Hybrid Technique in Knee Arthroplasty Not as Effective as Cemented Implant
Avoiding a Stiff Knee After Joint Replacement
Results of Knee Replacements After 15 Years
Update on the Latest in Adult Reconstructive Knee Surgery
Expanding Use of Donor Tissue in Knee Surgery
Arthrofibrosis After Knee Ligament Injury
Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Viable Option for Patients with Osteonecrosis in One Compartment
Flexion after Total Knee Arthroplasty Affected by More Than Implant Choice
Acceptable Survival Rate of Cemented Knee Arthroplasty in Patients Under 50
Patient Satisfaction with Total Knee Arthroplasty Differs from Surgeon's
Best Treatment For Meniscal Tears
A New Surgical Approach to Recurrent Dislocation of the Kneecap
Positioning Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Implant Using Minimally Invasive Surgery
Results of Computer-Assisted Knee Replacement
Glucosamine for Osteoarthritis: Is It Safe? Does It Work?
No Significant Differences Noted Between Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation with Microfracture
Some patients who undergo knee arthroplasty later experience a break or fracture in their femur.
Can Patients Return to Sports After Unicompartmental Knee Replacement?
Knee Injuries Lead to Osteoarthritis: What Can Be Done About It?
Mobile-Bearing Tibial Inserts Hold Up Better than Fixed-Bearing
Women Have More Severe Knee Arthritis More Often Than Men
Costly Treatment for Cartilage Defects Worth It
Performing Both Meniscal Allograft Transplantation and Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation Appears Effective in Reducing Symptoms Two Years After Surgery
Design of Joint Replacement Improved for Women
New Pain Protocol During Total Knee Replacement
New Survey For Lower-Limb Rehab
Indications for Patellofemoral Arthroplasty
Good Results with Donor Cartilage Stored Four Weeks
Surgery Not Always Needed Following ACL Tear
Arthroscopic Release Appears Effective in Treating Dislocated Kneecap
Part 1: Review of Knee Cartilage Injury
New Pain Therapy for Knee Arthritis
Review of Hamstring Injury and Repair
Staggering Knee Replacements Appears Safer than Having Two Done at Once
Strict Patient Selection for Success Using Oxford Unicompartmental Knee Replacement
Review of Treatment for Knee Osteoarthritis
Patellar Tendon and Semitendinosus Tendon Autografts for Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Repair Equally Safe for Donor Sites
Ten-Year Results of ACL Repairs
Storing Cartilage for Human Transplantation
Preventing Blood Clots After Joint Replacement
Measuring Results of Rehab After ACL Repair
Review of Bone Graft and Bone Substitutes in Surgery
Comparing Methods of Fixation in ACL Repairs
Arthroscopic Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
Hyaluronic Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis: Which One is Best?
Injections Combined with Exercise Effective for Knee Osteoarthritis
Healing Osteochondral Dissecans with Bone Plugs
Predicting Complications After Joint Replacement
Recurrent Compartment Syndrome in NFL Player
Wear Debris Is a Problem After Total Knee Replacement
Quality of Life After ACL Repair
Custom-Made Knee Brace Better Than Off-the-Shelf Brace
Measuring Stiffness in Knee Osteoarthritis
Causes and Treatment For Knee Stiffness After Joint Replacement
Strength of Meniscal Repairs
Choice of ACL Graft Important
Improving Results of ACL Repairs
Heel Wedge For Medial Knee Osteoarthritis
Weight-Bearing Exercises for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Report on Results of ACL Revision Surgery
Unicompartmental Knee Replacement Good Choice for Low-Demand Patients
Restoring Full Squat Strength for Athletes After ACL Repair
Steps to Restore Full Joint Motion with Total Knee Replacement
Patients Who Respond Best to Patellar Taping
Clinical Commentary on Microfracture Treatment of Chrondral Defects
New Treatments for Cartilage Injuries in the Knee
Using Electrical Stimulation to Put Off Having a Total Knee Replacement
Five-Year Results of Unilateral Versus Total Knee Replacement
Five Year Outcome of Revision ACL Repair
Risk of Pulmonary Embolism After Total Knee Replacement
A New Repair Suture for Arthroscopic Meniscal Repair
Do Women Need Their Own Implants for Knee Replacement?
MRI Predicts Repair of Meniscal Tears
Factors Affecting Results of Microfracture Cartilage Repair
Injuries Among Female Marine Corps Recruits
Unicompartmental Knee Replacement: Is It Cost-Effective?
Structured Rehab Program After ACL Injury
Results of Three Patellar Treatments After Total Knee Replacement
Overstuffing the Knee Decreases Flexion: But Does It Matter?
Surgery for Knee Damage From Bow-Legged Deformity
Controlling Pain After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair
Custom-Made Kneecap Replacements Worth the Price
Benefits of New Platelet Sealent Reported in Total Knee Replacements
Knee Flexion Weak After ACL Repair
When Should You Have a Total Knee Replacement?
Stiff Knee After Knee Replacement: What's the Best Treatment Approach?
Comparing the Cost of Total Knee Replacements Around the World
Long-Term Results of Arthroscopic ACL Repair
Good News About Meniscus Grafts in Arthritic Knees
The Role of Arthroscopy in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis
Maintaining Graft Tension After ACL Repair
Long-Term Results of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Repair
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: What's the Hip Got to Do With It?
Patellar Mobility Key to ACL Success
Results of First FDA-Approved Cellular Therapy
The Latest in ACL Tissue Engineering
Rare and Unexpected Complication of Meniscus Degeneration
Importance of Hospital Volume in Results of Total Knee Replacement
Fresh Osteochondral Grafts Work Best
Abrasion Arthroplasty May Prevent Total Knee Replacement
Searching for the Perfect Way to Repair the ACL
Review of Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement
What Happens When a Knee Joint Replacement Fails?
Young Adults May Benefit from Meniscus Transplantation
Better Fit for Total Knee Replacement with Computer Assisted Templates
Treating Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis in Young Patients
Osteochondritis Dissecans Still a Mystery
McKeever Implant Temporary Solution for Knee Arthritis
Step By Step Approach to Knee Pain After Joint Replacement
Comparing ACL Graft Repairs Using the Same Fixation Method
Lateral Release and Thermal Reefing for Patellar Instability
Quadriceps Tendon Graft Favored Over Patellar Tendon Graft for ACL Repair
Results of FasT Repair System for Meniscal Tears
Normal Values for Joint Laxity for Surgeons to Use with Total Knee Replacements
Physical Therapy Helps After Hip or Knee Replacement
Military Recruits At Risk for Bone Stress Injury
Temperature Increases Inside Some Knee Replacements
Screening Tools to Identify Female Athletes at Risk for ACL Injury
Unraveling the Mystery of Anterior Knee Pain
Choosing the Right Knee Implant for Joint Replacement
Osteolysis or bone loss after total knee replacement (TKR) can be a problem. Tiny flecks of bone and debris from the backside of the implant lead to osteolysis. Over time the implant can come loose or the bone can fracture. This study reports two changes that were made to reduce the risk of osteolysis.
Anterior Compartment Syndrome: No Time to Lose
The Five P's of Acute Compartment Syndrome
Long-Term Results of Kneecap Replacement
Results of Cartilage Transplantation in Athletes
Total Knee Replacement: In and Out in a Day
First Report on All-Poly Knee Replacements in Younger Patients
Risk of Malalignment with Mini-Incision Knee Replacement
Mini-Midvastus Incision for Knee Joint Replacement
Removing the Kneecap After a Knee Replacement
Treatment for Large or Chronic Cartilage Tears of the Knee
New Review of Total Knee Results
Getting Control of the Knee After Injury
Doctors Warn: Don't Overload Donor Knee After ACL Repair
Another Reason to Repair That Torn ACL
Home-Based Rehab After ACL Repair
New Method of MCL Repair Described
Analysis of Gait Before and After Bilateral Knee Replacements
What Works Best for ACL Reconstruction: Autograft or Allograft?
Creatine Supplementation Fails to Aid Recovery after Joint Replacement
Reviewing Nonsurgical Options for Kneecap Pain
Results of Total Knee Replacement With and Without a New Knee Cap
Quadriceps Strength is One Key to Recovery after Knee Replacement
Past Trends and Future Expectations for Joint Replacements
Knee Ligamentous Laxity: It's a Gender Thing
Thumbs Down for Thermal Shrinkage of Knee Ligaments
Patellar Tendon or Hamstring Tendon to Repair ACL? Still a Toss-Up
Informed Consent: Verbal or Video?
Disastrous Fate of Unrepaired ACLs in Athletes
Tallying up Total Knee Replacements
Reducing Knee Injuries Using a Teaching Video
Strategies to Prevent ACL Injuries in Female Athletes
Getting Real about Results after Knee Surgery
Lateral Retinacular Release Isn't For Everyone
Cool Results after Knee Arthroscopy
When Knee Pain isn't from Arthritis
Rehab after TKR Needs to Kick Up the Pace
New First Line Screening Test for Meniscal Tears
Risk of Falling after Total Knee Replacement
Methods of Pain Control Compared after UKR
Improved Results after UKR
Jumper's Knee in Athletes: How Common is It?
Results of New Transplant Treatment for Torn Meniscus
Getting Below the Surface of the Kneecap During Total Knee Replacement Surgery
Mixed Results after Revision Knee Replacement due to Stiffness
Continuous Passive Motion after Knee Replacement: Does it Help?
Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis Increases in Patients after Amputation
Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries: The Rest of the Story
Body Weight Changes with Total Knee Replacement
Long Term Effects after ACL Surgery
Computers Help Surgeon's Navigate Knee Surgery
Walking away With the Right ACL Reconstruction
Predicting Results after Partial Meniscectomy
Study Results Put Knee Patients Back on Their Feet
Latest Tips on Managing Knee Osteoarthritis
Measuring Success in Physical Therapy: One Stair at a Time
Space Technology Gets a Leg Up
Knee Osteoarthritis: A Risk Factor for Falls
In Step With Patellar Pain
Rehab after Knee Cartilage Repair: Which Option is Best?
What Is Normal About a Unilateral Knee Replacement?
What Is Realistic after Total Knee Replacement?
Timing is Everything When Replacing Both Knee Joints
Reviewing Patellar Resurfacing in Total Knee Replacement
Does ACL Reconstruction Prevent Future Knee Injury?
Race for Hip and Knee Joint Replacements
Bracing for ACL Action
Helping Arthritic Knees Hold Out for Replacement
Getting an Angle on Knee Replacements
Factors that Decide Joint Laxity after ACL Repair
Total Knee Replacements: One at a Time, or Both Together?
Changing the Future of Knee Joint Replacement
Controversy over Patellar Resurfacing in Knee Replacement
The Ideal Graft for ACL Reconstruction
Comparison of Three Tests for Meniscal Tear
How to Reduce Pain and Narcotic Use after Knee Arthroscopy
The Future of Knee Joint Replacement Is Here
Total Knee Replacement Results Around the World
Can You Kneel after a Total Knee Replacement?
Hamstring Regrows but Doesn't Regain Full Strength after ACL Repair
Pain Limits Function in Osteoarthritis, Even with a "Can Do" Attitude
Fewer Problems after Total Knee Replacement with High-Volume Doctors
Nerve Block Reduces Knee Pain after Joint Replacement
New Findings about ACL Repair May Help Athletes Plan Timing of Surgery
Leg Weakness Present Years after Total Knee Replacement
Sports Injuries Increase in Girls at Maturation
Obesity: A Key Factor in Knee Replacement Results
If the Shoe Orthotic Fits, Wear It
Starting Small after Knee Injury or Surgery
Cost Cutters Suggest Getting Rid of High-Cost MRIs for Some Knee Injuries
Obesity Weighs Down Results of Arthroscopy
Change in Muscle Control after ACL Injury
Torn Meniscus: Remove or Repair?
Problems and Pitfalls of Meniscal Transplant
Hormone Changes Linked to Knee Laxity in Women
Taking Pains to Avoid Ligament Strains
Finding a Balance to Protect the Female Athlete's Knee
Disturbed Joint Sense: Cause or Consequence of Knee Osteoarthritis?
Electric Measuring Device May Help Some Patients Regain Knee Motion
Not-So-Stimulating Study on Kneecap Pain
Making Strides in Knee Osteoarthritis
Getting an Angle on ACL Reconstruction and Future Knee Osteoarthritis
Staying in the Loop after Knee Replacement Surgery
Effect of Knee Pain Relief on Walking and Stair Climbing
Long-Term Results of Meniscal Repair
The Role of Muscle Fatigue in Knee Injuries
New Trends in Treating Knee Injuries
Worker's Compensation and Recovery from TKR
The When and How of Exercise after Total Knee Replacement
Wedged Insoles: A New Angle for Treating Knee Osteoarthritis
Getting Below the Surface of How Patellar Taping Works
Comparing Test Results with Patients' Reports after ACL Reconstruction
The Long and Short of Hamstring Muscle Injury and Recovery
Finding the Best Way to Beef Up Your Hamstrings after Sports Injuries
Hyaluronic Acid Effective for Some Patients
Comparing Two Ways to Repair Knee Cartilage
Rare Fatal Blood Clot after Knee Arthroscopy
An Inside Look at Knee Injuries
New Knee Joints for Those Who are 90-Something
A Robot's View of ACL Function in Partial Knee Replacement
First-Time Use of the Get Up and Go Test with Knee Osteoarthritis
Quadriceps Tendon Graft Used to Repair PCL
Emergency Knee Surgery during Pregnancy
Pose Running Gives Knees a Break
Joint Sense after Knee Replacement Surgery
How To Get Rid of Those Pesky Popliteal Cysts
Patching up Damaged Knee Cartilage
New Marching Orders for Patients with Knee Pain
Supercharge Your Thigh Muscles after Total Knee Replacement Surgery
Heat and Stretch Work Best for Increasing Hamstring Muscle Length
The Long and Short of Stretching Your Hamstring Muscles
When No News Seems Like Good News after Total Knee Replacement
Electrical Nerve Stimulation Creates No Sparks in Post-Surgical Pain Relief
Fate of the Patellar Tendon after ACL Surgery
Role of Bone Age in ACL Surgery
Two for One: Doing Both ACL Surgeries at the Same Time
Doctors Aren't Fooled by Symptoms of Meniscal Tear
Of Hormones and Knee Ligaments
Getting a Knee Up with Tai Chi
Knees with Osteoarthritis Don't Measure Up
Kneecaps under Pressure
Using White Blood Cell Counts to Measure Infection in a Total Knee Replacement
Long-Term Results of Total Knee Replacement for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Knee Joint Replacement, Despite a Fracture and Osteoporosis
Stimulating the Thigh Muscles after Knee Replacement
Combining Efforts for a Stable Knee
Unwinding the Facts about Twisting or Braiding ACL Tendon Grafts
Pain Forecast after Total Knee Replacement Surgery
Studying the Safety of Doing Two Knee Replacement Surgeries at the Same Time
News about Bracing ACL-Deficient Knees
A Torn Meniscus -- Again
The Mystery of Noncontact ACL Tear Continues
Step-By-Step Rehab Outlined for Knee Arthrofibrosis
Effects and Benefits of Meniscectomy in an Arthritic Knee
ACL Connected to the . . . Quadriceps
Weak Hips May Mean Knee Pain in Women
Fosamax® after Total Knee Replacement Builds Bone around the New Implant
Doctors Pool Data in Community Registry
Robots Offer Humans Help on Bended Knee
Patients with High-Flex Knee Can Do Squat
New Method for Keeping Kneecaps on Track with Total Knee Replacement Surgery
Deciding When to Repair or Remove a Torn Meniscus
Don't Braid Your Hamstring Graft--Yet
Rare Cause of Thigh Pain in a Soccer Player
Unusual Patellar Problems after Total Knee Replacement Surgery
Results of Knee Meniscectomy 10 Years after the Fact
Laying a Finger on Accurate Tests for Meniscal Tears
The Orthopedic Surgeon's New Assistant? A Computer!
The Who and Where of Total Knee Replacement Surgery
The Ideal Patient for Unicompartmental Knee Implant
Doctors Revise Knee Joint Replacement while Replacing the Other
Mayo Clinic Review of Knee Infection after Bilateral Joint Replacement
Weighing the Risks of Having One or Both Knees Replaced
Picturing a Tilted Kneecap
Tracking Knee Replacement Results
Back in the Driver's Seat after Total Knee Replacement
Questioning the Order of Events in Knee Osteoarthritis
Cartilage Damage after Kneecap Dislocation
Hamstring Tendon with Bone Plug to Repair ACL Tear
Comparing ACL Tendon Grafts
Rare Tendon Rupture after Knee Joint Replacement
Knee Joint Replacement Takes Center Stage
Supportive Pillow Helps to Minimize Blood Loss after Knee Replacement Surgery
Bone Formation in the Soft Tissues is Only Temporary after Total Knee Replacement
One-Size Knee Replacement Doesn't Fit All
Something Fishy in the Knee after UKA
Success with Knee Taping Leaves Therapists Puzzled
Thinking Twice about Knee Replacement Surgery
Kneecap Problems after Total Knee Replacement
Women Roll and Glide with the Noncontact Punches
Improving Results after Unicompartmental Knee Implant
Strength after Knee Replacement Surgery
Questions about Resurfacing the Kneecap During Total Knee Replacement Surgery
Double Nerve Block for Added Pain Control after Total Knee Replacement
Muscle Power and Body Weight as Predictors of Success after Knee Replacement Surgery
Use of a Cemented, Long-Stem Implant for Artificial Knee Joint Revision
Total Knee Replacement in an Amputated Leg
ACL Patients Don't Squat Like They Used To
Two Good Options for ACL Grafts
Fewer Prescriptions These Days for ACL Braces
Predicting How Far Your New Knee Joint Will Bend
Doctors Give Knee Osteoarthritis Their Best Shot
Getting a Fix on Tibial Osteotomy
Hormonal Effects on the ACL in Women's Knees
Female Athletes Beware!
Hamstring Weakness after ACL Reconstruction Does Mean Squat
Comparing Hamstring and Patellar Tendon Grafts for ACL Repairs
ACL Injuries in Former College Sports Athletes
Preventing Blood Clots after Knee Replacement: A Necessary Evil?
Safety of Hyaluronate for Knee Arthritis
Physical Therapy after Partial Meniscectomy?
Knee Injury Causes Faulty Wiring--in the
Other
Leg
Benefits of a New Knee Joint for Children with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Results of Knee Replacement after Femoral Osteotomy
Choosing a Joint Implant when Converting a Fused Knee
Knee Amputation after Total Knee Replacement
A New Breakthrough in Treating Torn Knee Cartilage
Chalk Up Another Vote for Using Your Own Tendons in ACL Repair
Ripping Away the Mystery of Women Athletes' ACL Tears
Balancing the Stresses in Knee Joint Implants
Knee Joint Implants that Mimic Real Knee Motion: Do They Make a Difference?
Knee Joint Implants Dictate Function and Wear
Limiting Clinic Visits after Total Knee Replacement
Wear Particles Impact the Life of Joint Implants
Lab Scientists Offer Insight for Total Knee Replacements
Seniors around the World Want the Same Thing from Total Knee Replacement: A Knee That Bends
Analyzing Knee Motion in Normal Knees and Knee Implants
Restoring "Normal" Knee Motion after Joint Replacement
Cause and Cure of Patellar Clunk Syndrome after Total Knee Replacement
A Novel Way to Manage Blood in Patients Having Both Knee Joints Replaced
Combining Treatments to Improve Relief of Knee Osteoarthritis
Could Hip Differences Lead to More ACL Injuries in Women Athletes?
Studying ACL Graft Attachments
When Reducing Knee Pain Isn't Enough
Choosing a Knee Implant when You're 80 or So
Adding Years to the Life of a Knee Implant
Tracking Down Patellar Tension with Joint Replacement
Patients Prefer Function over Motion after Knee Replacement
Questioning the Location and Amount of Cement in a Total Knee Implant
Rare Joint Injury Reported
Newer Designs and Methods Improve Results of Knee Replacement Surgery
A Novel Method of Improving Knee Motion without Surgery
Muscle Strains and Knee Pain: Relationships in Two Patients
Wearing Foot Pumps Helps to Prevent Blood Clots after Total Knee Replacement Surgery
TKR Patients Come Out of Hiding to Support Research Results
When Is Best for TKA?
Taking Steps to Prevent Blood Clots after Knee Joint Replacement Surgery
Preventing Blood Clots without Sacrificing Early Motion after Knee Joint Replacement Surgery
Male and Female Athletes Have the Jump on ACL Injuries
New Insights for Avoiding Early Knee Arthritis after Injury to the Posterior Cruciate Ligament
Thigh Muscle Activity and the Female Knee
Measuring Mortality after Total Knee Replacement
Counting on Ganglion Cysts
How an Airplane Landed an Athlete on the Bench
Cause and Cure for Combined Knee-Ligament Injuries in Skiers
Cause and Effect of a Tibial Plateau Fracture on a New Knee Joint
The Rift between Knee Osteoarthritis and a Torn Meniscus
Jumping to Conclusions about Knee Braces
The Nerve of Knee Disclocations
Strong Evidence for Weak Quadriceps Muscle after ACL Injury
Knee Ligament Grafts in the Balance
New Dimensions after Knee Ligament Injuries
Expect the Unexpected When You Cut and Run
Doctors Tip Their Caps During Knee Joint Revision Surgery
Getting a Bent Knee Up on Best Graft Choices for ACL Surgery
Smooth Solutions for Damaged Knee Cartilage
Putting Pain under Wraps after Knee Surgery
The Patellar Problem with New Knee Joints
Making Sense of Joint Sensation after Knee Surgery
Chalk One Up for Physical Therapy Treatment for Knee Pain
Two Knee Surgeries Are Not Necessarily Better Than One
Reducing the Shock of Military Training
Giving Patellar Pain a One-Two Punch
On Behalf of Replacements for Half the Knee
Baker's Cyst in "Knead" of the Best Treatment
Padding the Truth about the Knee Meniscus
New Guidelines for New Joints
When a New Knee is the Answer for Patellofemoral Arthritis
Scoping Out Solutions for Knee Joint Arthritis
Big Decisions When a Teenie Bops Her Knee
Meeting the "Kneeds" of the Over-40 Crowd
Kickin' the Spurs Off to Turn Knee Motion On
Filling Potholes along the Knee Cartilage Highway
New Option for Repairing a Torn ACL
Knee Osteoarthritis? Join the Exercise Band
Jumping Ahead to Determine Results of Jumper's Knee
A New Angle on Knee Osteoarthritis
Locating Best Treatments for Knee Dislocation
Torn ACL Graft Spontaneously Unites
Torn between the Alternatives for Treating ACL Tears in Kids
Smokers Heal Slower after a Broken Lower Leg
Cause and Cure for a Painfully Stiff New Knee Joint
Jumping to Conclusions after ACL Surgery
New Knee Joints in the Balance
Large Calf Muscle Puzzles Doctors
Keeping the Thigh Muscle in the Loop
Stimulating Results after Knee Surgery
Riveting Results after Knee Fracture
Finding the Needle in the Osteoarthritic Knee
Repeat That Knee Injection, Please!
Knee-Slapping Results after ACL Surgery
Keeping New Knees on Track
Keeping the "Boing" in Arthritic Knees
The Great Graft Debate
To the Center of the Meniscus--And Beyond
It's Patellar Time
A New Twist to Avoid Knee Injuries on the Slopes
Roosters Offer Mixed Help for Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee Muscles in Sync
A Wedge to Hedge Knee Arthritis
Ankle Gives It Up for the Knee
Effects of a Broken Knee Cap after ACL Surgery
Don't Brace Yourself for Fatigue
Arrows Point the Way to New Knee Surgery
Surgery Gets the Shaft
The Scoop on Meniscal Surgery
Long Live the Meniscus
A New Angle on Knee Problems
Hamstrung after ACL Repair?
You Put Your Left Knee In . . .
The NFL Tackles the ACL: Knee Injuries in Professional Football
Anchors Hold Fast in Tendinous Storms
The "Un" Treatment for Knee Osteoarthritis
Mind Matters for Improving Surgery Results
A Simple Snip Spells Relief for Pain behind the Kneecap
Patellar Fracture: A Rare Surprise after Total Knee Replacement
Older Patients Get a Leg Up on Knee Osteoarthritis
Total Joint Replacement: Not for the Weak in the Knees
Tennis and Knee Replacement: A Love Match?
Total Knee Replacement: Cutting Costs without Cutting Care
Return to ACL Surgery: Third Time's a Charm
Deep-Frozen Tissue Successfully Transplants to the Knee
Arrows Hit the Mark for Knee Repair
Shrinkage Treatments: A Hot New Procedure in Knee Surgery
The Cycle of Knee Injuries in Women: Hormones and the ACL
Taking Aim: Arrows Replace Stitches for Meniscal Repair
Stop the Clot: Special Precautions after Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
Healing Cartilage from the Bone Up
Donate Cartilage for Your Own Knee Repair
The Relationship between Bone Density and Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome
Rise and Fall of the Knee Joint after Meniscus Removal
Taping Helps Kneecaps Stay on Track
The Mechanics of Orthopedic Surgery
Mixing Up a Better Treatment for Baker's Cysts
Keeping a Stiff Upper Knee: Why Men Are Less Prone to ACL Tears
The Weakest Link: Knee Extension after ACL Repair
Brace Yourself for a "Smarter" Knee: The Effects of Bracing after ACL Injury
Putting Knee Replacement Results to the Test
Taking Issue with Taking Tissue
Getting Kneecaps Back on Track: Biofeedback Doesn't Help
A Closed Case for Kneecap Surgery
Save the Meniscus!
Soccer Takes Nerve to Avoid Knee Injuries
A "Balanced" Diet of Exercise after ACL Surgery
Choosing the Best Graft for ACL Reconstruction
Cause and Cure for a Tight New Knee
A Case of Successful Muscle Stimulation after Total Knee Replacement
Listen Up, Doc: What Patients Expect from Knee Surgery
Tearing into the PCL, the ACL's Quieter Cousin
Results of Partial Meniscectomy for Patients Over Seventy
Plugging Away at Knee Treatment: Cartilage Transplants May Help
Knee Injuries: What's Worse--A Single Ligament Tear or a Ligament Tear with Other Injuries?
Putting Surgery to the Test: Mid-term Results of ACL Reconstruction
When No News Is Good News: The Surprise Benefits of Knee Arthroscopy
From One Knee to the Next, Borrowed Tissue Can Help
The Battle of the Sexes Meets ACL Surgery
Recovering Your Balance after ACL Surgery
'Dem Bones, 'Dem Bones, 'Dem Bruised Bones
Today's Forecast: Temperatures Dropping inside the Knee Joint
Putting Hamstring Grafts to the Test
Put Your Money Where Your ACL Graft Is
ACL Surgery, Take Two
Best Treatment after TKA: A Moving Experience
Less Pain, More Gain after TKA
The Knee Muscle That Wouldn't
Tracking the Causes of Kneecap Pain
ACL Reconstruction--Five Years Later
Brace Yourself: Knee Braces May Not Help Athletes' Weak Knees After All
Tests for Knee Cartilage Damage Don't Measure Up
The Open and Closed Exercise Debate
Athletes Should Stretch--Their Patellar Tendons Will Thank Them for It
Translating Science into Effective Knee Rehabilitation Strategies
Autograft or Allograft--That Is the Question
Want a Healthier Knee? Just Squat
The Seven-Year Hitch: Osteoarthritis after ACL Reconstruction
The Knee Ligament's Connected to the . . . Spinal Cord?
Time Heals Everything--Except, Apparently, the ACL
The Sticky Truth about Taping Knee Caps
Knee Injuries Can Be Catching
Risk Factors for Knee Pain in Distance Runners
Oh, My Achin' Ligament
Update on the Use of Arrows in Meniscus Surgery
Putting the Kneecap in Its Place
The Dark Side of the Knee
Too Old for ACL Surgery? Not Likely
Cartilage, Meniscus, and Ligaments--Oh My!
Making Dollars and "Sense" of ACL Surgery
ACL Patients Move and Groove Safely Back to High-Level Activity
Athletic Performance Hinges on Knee Brace Selection
Testing the "Sixth Sense" in Patients with Knee Arthritis
New Evidence Supports Meniscal Repair in People Who Are 40-Something
Old Man and the Knee
Seniors, Put Your Money Where Your Knee Is
Physical Therapists Give Hands-On Help for People with Knee Osteoarthritis
Safe Choices for Sport Participants with Total Knee Replacement
Triathletes May Have Thick Skin--But Not Thicker Cartilage
Preventing Knee Injuries: It's a "Gal" Thing
Getting Real about Meniscus Surgery
The Art and Science of Knee Surgeries
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