Ask any professional athlete and they will tell you a torn meniscus is one of the most common knee injuries. That’s because any activity – sports-related or otherwise – that causes you to forcefully twist or rotate your knee, can result in a torn meniscus. The meniscus is the C-shaped piece of [Read More]
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Knee Conditions Treated by the Doctors at the Center for Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
Your knee is more complex than you may realize. It consists of interconnected structures—two types of cartilage, two important tendons, four main ligaments, and three main bones—that work together to give it stability, flexibility, and range of motion. However, while these components are crucial for [Read More]
Surgical Repair of Torn Knee Ligaments
A torn knee ligament causes knee pain, swelling, and instability, greatly restricting knee movement and rendering you unable to pivot, turn, or twist your leg. Activities involving these movements can cause your knee to buckle or give way. If you have a torn knee ligament and you no longer get [Read More]
Benefits of Having an Arthroscopic Surgery
When it comes to joint surgery, there are many procedures that traditionally required large incisions to open up a joint for the surgeon to perform repairs and treatments. However, because of advancements in medical technology, this is no longer necessary for a vast amount of surgeries involving [Read More]
Preparing For Knee Replacement Surgery
The knee is the largest joint in the human body, and it is often vulnerable to injury, wear and tear issues, and conditions such as arthritis. Knee replacement surgery is the most common joint replacement procedure performed by orthopedic surgeons with around 700,000 performed each year in the [Read More]
