Knee injuries are notoriously common, painstaking to resolve and often utterly avoidable. The problem isn't weak knees, per se, but poorly conditioned muscles, ligaments and tendons that support the ...
When soccer players suffer from pain around the front of their knee, they are likely experiencing a condition known as patellofemoral pain. This pain may be caused by soft cartilage under the ...
This study examined the anatomy of the knee extensor mechanism in patients having primary total knee arthroplasties, characterized the anatomic variations of the extensor mechanism, and correlated ...
Sixty-five consecutive primary total knee arthroplasties were done in 60 patients (40 women and 20 men). Three female patients with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis were excluded from the study.