Objectives To evaluate changes in patellofemoral cartilage thickness over 5 years after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and to determine the impact of treatment strategy. Methods 121 adults ...

Medically reviewed by Cara Beth Lee, MDYour knee may keep popping, clicking, crunching, or grinding due to harmless causes, ...

When soccer players suffer from pain around the front of their knee, they are likely experiencing a condition known as patellofemoral pain. This pain may be caused by soft cartilage under the ...

as well as articular cartilage covering the end of the femur and the underside of the patella. Over time, recurrent stress on the knee can cause the inflammation of nerves in the knee capsule ...

If the knee is hot, red, swollen or tender this could be because of infection, gout or trauma to the knee. Get advice from ...

vch.ca The extensor mechanism (EM) of the knee comprises the quadriceps muscles and tendon, the patella, patellar tendon and supporting retinaculum (figure 1). Injuries of the EM are common and may be ...

A higher riding patella in the ACLR patients was caused ... bearing areas between the patella and the femur to regions of cartilage unaccustomed to load and leaving previously loaded regions ...

Primary total hip and total knee replacements are among the most common and successful orthopedic procedures worldwide. These ...

Some individuals who have had anterior-cruciate-ligament reconstruction (ACLR), the kind of surgery often performed on athletes' knees, may develop early-onset knee osteoarthritis. A new study in the ...