I know there's a knee replacement in my not too distant future. I'm wondering if there are new techniques or technologies ...

Not so long ago, undergoing a total hip or knee replacement and recovery was a grueling and often painful ordeal. While these ...

Procedure was performed on 54-yr-old patient from Jharkhand suffering from advanced osteoarthritis and severe knee ...

Isometric contraction of the flexor muscle group (p=0,003) as well as a flexed knee position (p=0,036) had a significant effect on the position of the medial femoral condyle. PCL-deficiency (p<0 ...

Tibiofemoral and Patellofemoral Joint 3D-kinematics in Patients With Posterior Cruciate Ligament Deficiency Compared to Healthy Volunteers ...

As a solution to restore knee function and reduce pain, the demand for Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) has dramatically increased in recent decades. The high rates of dissatisfaction and revision makes ...

Problems with the knee joint itself, such as arthritis, can also contribute to discomfort in the back of the knee. Less commonly, pain in the back of the knee can be caused by a posterior meniscus ...

Knee hyperextension occurs when the knee joint bends backward beyond its normal range of motion. Depending on the severity, this injury can cause damage to the ligaments or tendons that support this ...

Knee pain is the most common muscle and joint ailment that brings people to the doctor. It affects about 25% of U.S. adults. Knee pain may be the result of an injury, overuse, or medical ...

While the knee joint itself doesn’t have muscles, it has ligaments and cartilage and is stabilized by the muscles surrounding the joint: the quads, hamstrings, calves and hips.

Most everyone has heard of an anterior cruciate ligament injury of the knee. This is a year-ending injury for football players, skiers and athletes as they recover from likely surgical reconstruction.