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Did you know?

People with knee arthritis often have trouble getting up and down stairs

The caring staff at Western Health are working hard to bring you the best, easy to understand information about Orthopaedic conditions and surgery.

Glossary

Partial knee replacement = unicompartmental knee replacement

knee cap = patella

shin bone = tibia

thigh bone = femur

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Western Health, Melbourne, Australia

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Knee and Leg

Broken Bones and Injury

Fractures

knee anatomy
Diagram of a knee anatomy
  • Location
    • Shinbone (Tibia)Fractures
    • Patella (Kneecap) Fractures

Tears and Instability

  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries
  • Medial Collateral Ligament Injury
  • Meniscal Tear
  • Lateral Collateral Ligament Injury
  • Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury
  • Unstable Kneecap

Diseases and Disorders

Stable Intertrochanteric Fracture
Diagram of a knee with Osteoarthritis
  • Baker's Cyst
  • Bowed Legs in Children
  • Blount's Disease
  • Chondromalacia Patella
  • Compartment Syndrome
  • Knee Bursitis
  • Knee Effusion
  • Leg Length Discrepancy
  • Meniscus tear
  • Osgood-Schlatter Disease
  • Osteoarthritis of the Knee
  • Osteonecrosis of the Knee
  • Patellar Tendinitis (Jumper's Knee)
  • Patellofemoral arthritis
  • Shin splints

Treatment and Rehabilitation

  • ACL reconstruction
  • Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
  • Knee arthroscopy
  • Total Knee Replacement
  • Revision Knee Replacement

Postoperative Care

  • Knee Arthroscopy Exercise Guide
  • Total Knee Replacement Exercise Guide

Physiotherapy

  • Care of Casts and Splints
  • How to Use Crutches, Canes and Walkers
  • Knee Exercises

Prevention and Safety

  • Athletic Shoes
  • Care of the Aging or Post-Traumatic Knee

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