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INTRODUCTION Knee deformities in adolescents and young adults is more complicated to treat as they have stopped growing. The treatment...

Introduction The knee in a child has a natural progression from bow legs as a baby to correcting at about 18 months of age and then...

Patellofemoral instability affects around 6 per 100,000 people, but when one looks at adolescent population, (10-17 yr olds) it affects...

Total knee replacement (TKR) is one of the most successful surgeries of our times in relieving knee pain secondary to osteoarthritis of...

Introduction: As the name suggests discoid meniscus are disc shaped cartilaginous cushions within the knee, instead of the typical...

Meniscal tears

Knee arthritis is a chronic gradual onset 'worsening over the years' knee pain that may affect either the front of the knee...

Introduction: Viscosupplementation (VS) is injection of a lubricating fluid inside the knee joint to restore lubrication of damaged...

There is a galaxy of information online and here are the links to some of the websites which give out decent information: 1. General...

Introduction: Arthritis in knee (or any joint) results from degeneration (wear & tear) of the lining cartilage tissue in the joint. This...

Introduction: Most common misconception among patients suffering with longstanding knee pain due to arthritis, is how do I avoid surgery...

There is ample information available online. A simple google search for say knee arthritis or ankle fracture will return a million hits....