Arthritis of the knee is a painful condition that causes stiffness, swelling and loss of function. Think about how often we use our knees in everyday life – for sitting down or getting up out of a chair, going upstairs, getting in and out of cars. The knee is one of the most hard-working joints…
Osteoarthritis is one of the leading causes of knee pain. There has been a significant increase in the number of people with osteoarthritis around the world – up 113% between 1990 and 2019 to around 528 million, according to the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The condition, which is a degenerative disease with no…
Although it may sound futuristic, robotic technology has been used to assist with joint replacement surgery for the last 17 years and it is going from strength-to-strength. Patients can be, understandably, anxious when they first hear about a robotic arm being used by their orthopaedic surgeon to assist in the operating theatre. But, once it…
A new treatment that involves injecting a protein solution derived from your own blood is offering hope to people suffering from debilitating knee pain due to osteoarthritis.
A partial knee replacement is offered to people who have arthritis in mainly one of the three compartments of the knee. If two or three compartments are significantly damaged, a total knee replacement will be more suitable (Read out blog about total knee replacements here: Mako Robotic Assisted Surgery: A Patient Guide for Total Knee…
Your knee is the largest joint in your body and is vital for all kinds of routine activities, from sitting to going upstairs. Knee pain can have a number of different causes but a common one is osteoarthritis. This is a degenerative condition which leads to worsening pain due to the breakdown of cartilage in…
Cycling levels in the UK have increased by up to 200% as a result of the Covid19 lockdown, according to Secretary for Transport Grant Shapps who made the announcement in June.
If you have knee osteoarthritis, a simple but important consideration is, are you getting enough Vitamin D?
Do you suffer from knee pain? If so, you are not alone. According to data published by Arthritis Research UK in conjunction with Public Health England, one in five adults over the age of 45 in England has osteoarthritis of the knee. According to an article published in Family Practice (volume 24, issue 5), knee pain…
Tricompartmental osteoarthritis is a severe form of knee arthritis that affects all three compartments of the knee joint. The knee is a complex joint made up of three compartments – the patellofemoral where the kneecap (patella) and thigh bone (femur) meet, the medial tibiofemoral on the inside of the knee and the lateral tibiofemoral on…
