Knee conditions
Click on the links below for information on common knee conditions.
The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons also has excellent information files on their website OrthoInfo.
Conditions | Dr Balalla’s Information Sheet | External Links – AAOS OrthoInfo |
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Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries | ACL injuries | ACL injuries |
Anterior knee pain | Anterior knee pain | |
Knee arthritis | Knee arthritis | Knee arthritis |
Medial collateral ligament (MCL) injuries | MCL injuries | Collateral ligament injuries |
Meniscal injuries | Meniscal injuries | Meniscal injuries |
Knee dislocation and multi-ligament knee injuries | Knee dislocation | Multiligament knee injuries |
Osgood-Schlatters disease | Osgood-Schlatters disease | |
Patellofemoral arthritis | Patellofemoral arthritis | |
Patellar instability | Patellar instability | Patellar dislocation |
Patella tendon and quadiceps tendon ruptures | Extensor mechanism injuries | Patella tendon rupture Quadriceps tendon rupture |
Posterior cruciate ligament injuries | PCL injuries | PCL injuries |
Treating the painful knee replacement | The painful knee replacement |