Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury
Posterior Cruciate Ligament - What it is, what it does, how does it get injured and what happens next..... The centre part of the knee joint is made up of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL). The anterior cruciate...
Sudden Shoulder Pain? It Could be Calcific Tendonitis.
Sudden Severe Shoulder Pain - It Could be Calcific Tendonitis Every now and then I will see a patient who suddenly develops severe shoulder pain almost out of the blue and they have difficulties lifting up the painful shoulder. One possible diagnosis to keep in mind...
Avascular Necrosis of the Hip Joint
What is Avascular Necrosis (AVN) of the Hip? Bones are living tissue, and like all living tissue they rely on blood vessels to bring blood to keep them alive. When disease or injury prevents the blood supply from flowing freely to a bone, cells in the bone begin to...
ACL Autograft Reconstruction Rehabilitation
ACL Reconstruction Rehabilitation Protocol ACL reconstruction surgery takes between 1 hour to 1 1/2 hours to perform. The next 6 months is very important if the athlete wants to get back to high level sports. A proper rehabilitation protocol is needed to allow the...
What Can Happen If An ACL Tear Is Left Untreated?
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) provides anteroposterior and rotatory stability to the knee during activities such as pivoting. An example of a pivoting activity is the sudden change in running direction during football or basketball. Loss of the function of the...
Failure of Uni-Compartmental Knee Replacements
Implant Malposition Resulting in Early Failures Concerns with UKA are early failure of the femoral or tibial components. The main cause of early failure is malpositioning of components with overcorrection or undercorrection of limb alignment. – Mariani EM, Bourne MH,...
