Knee - Injury & Pain
Knee: Overview | Arthritis | Injury and Pain
Knee injuries are common. Simple injuries can often cause cartilage tears, or injuries to ligaments. Often, with the more minor injuries an initial course of physiotherapy may settle a knee completely. However should an injury fail to settle as expected, referral to a specialist would allow appropriate investigation and an accurate diagnosis. Many simple knee disorders can now be diagnosed by MRI or ultrasound scanning, though for more subtle injuries more powerful MRI scans (3-testa) are required.
In more severe injuries early assessment and investigation will offer an accurate diagnosis and allow the appropriate treatment to be started at an early stage following injury.
Many simple knee injuries and disorders are amenable to keyhole surgery or injection therapy, which may be under ultrasound guided control to improve accuracy.
With joint surface injuries (articular cartilage) current treatments include arthroscopic surgery, though in the more severe cases relining of the joint surface can be undertaken (cartilage cell transplantation), allowing the possibility of normal tissue to develop in the injured area.
As with all medical conditions you should discuss this with your GP who will be able to offer initial advice.
Contact:
For further information please contact our Practice Manager on 0161 728 5994, 0161 793 7056 or use our on-line enquiry form. Alternatively, you may book an appointment with Mr Maxwell at the Oaklands Hospital. |
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