How to Prevent ACL Tears
What is the ACL? The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) provides stability to the knee joint by controlling excessive mobility and range of motion. Specifically, this ligament keeps the tibia from …
Keep YOUR Knee! – Preservation/Restoration Techniques for Cartilage Injuries of the Knee
Keep YOUR Knee! – Preservation/Restoration Techniques for Cartilage Injuries of the Knee Cartilage Restoration Article
Save Your Knee (Knee Preservation)
Save your Knee! Knee preservation One of my primary interests is helping younger patients who have early arthritis or loss of meniscus. There are a host of options for this …
Save your knee – Autologous Chondrocyte implantation
Cartilage lesions and arthritis is the bane of the human knee. There are not many good options when it comes to treating these lesions in young patients. Yet they cause …
Tennis Leg Revisited
This entry documents my own experience with “Tennis Leg”. As per my previous entry, tennis leg is a tear of the calf muscle known as the medial head of the …
Knee Pain – Meniscus Tears
Knee Pain Meniscus Tears Meniscus tears are among the most common injuries that lead to an orthopedic evaluation for knee pain. They are typically acute injuries that happen when your …
Prevention of ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT (ACL) Injuries
ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injuries are a very common cause of disability for athletes of all ages. Despite the tremendous amount of research that has been performed on the diagnosis …
Tennis Leg
Gastrocnemius Tear I recently saw a fellow tennis player who injured his calf while playing tennis. His story was classic for the well-known injury referred to as tennis leg, which …
Knee – Meniscus and Cartilage Injuries
Knee- Meniscus and Cartilage Injuries. There are two kinds of cartilage present in your knee, articular cartilage and meniscus cartilage. Articular cartilage is the material that covers the ends of …
