Traumatic meniscal tears are most common in younger people below the age of 30. They tend to occur in sports like football and rugby which involve making sudden twisting movements with the knee bent. The force of this on the knee can cause the meniscus – which cushions the bones of the knee and prevents…
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Between the bones and surrounding soft tissues (tendons and muscles) are the bursae. Each bursa is a thin fluid-filled sac which is there to cushion and lubricate the soft tissues, helping the bones and soft tissues to glide over each other without friction. Sometimes the bursae can become inflamed – a condition known as bursitis.…
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Having a condition like knee arthritis is debilitating and it can have a significant impact on your quality of life. Think about how often you use your knees in your everyday life – for walking, sitting, going up and down stairs, getting in and out of a car… Arthritis causes chronic pain which gets worse…
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A thin rim of cartilage, called the labrum, lines the hip socket, protecting it and preventing the bones from rubbing against each other when you move. This soft lining helps the bones in your hip joint to move smoothly and holds the bones in place without causing them to touch. About hip labral tears You…
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A new study has confirmed what orthopaedic surgeons have long suspected – that waiting for longer than six months for a total hip or knee replacement has a big impact on a patient’s quality of life. Edinburgh University study The cross-sectional multicentre study from the University of Edinburgh, which was published in The Bone and…
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The UK population is around 67,508,000. Estimates suggest that around 10 million of us have osteoarthritis – 5.4 million with knee arthritis and 3.2 million with arthritis of the hip. Nearly a third of the entire UK population (more than 20 million people) lives with some kind of musculoskeletal condition – around 11.6 million women…
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Most total knee replacements are performed under general anaesthetic, which means you will be asleep throughout. But patients may also be offered spinal anaesthesia – or epidural – which numbs you from the waist down but means you remain conscious throughout the surgery. Controversy surrounds the use of spinal rather than general anaesthetic in total…
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An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear is one of the most common knee injuries. The bones of the knee joint are connected by ligaments which help to hold them together and keep the knee stable. There are four main ligaments in your knee – those on the outside of the joint (the medial collateral ligament…
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Total knee replacement is a life-changing surgical procedure that enables people with severe knee pain to start living an active life once more. But, over time – often many years – the artificial knee implant may start to loosen and wear. When this happens, the implant needs to be replaced using a surgical procedure called…
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Hip pain or injury can bring your Summer sporting schedule to a sudden and premature halt. But, while you can’t always avoid collisions and falls, there are things you can do to minimise your chances of developing pain or sustaining an injury while playing sport. In this article we’ll look at some of the common…
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