Knee Injuries
By Channing Fang
Types of Knee Injuries
- Knee Sprains/Strains
- Knee Bursitis
- Tears in the Meniscus
- Knee Joint Dislocation
- Knee Fractures
Knee Sprains/Strains
Remedy
Knee Bursitis
Remedy
Tears in the Meniscus
Remedy
Nonsurgical treatment with rest, ice, compression, elevation, and physical therapy. This may include wearing a temporary knee brace. Surgical treatment can sow the tear back together or partial meniscectomy which is surgery to remove the torn area, total meniscectomy, which is surgery to remove the entire meniscus. This is generally avoided, because this option increases the risk for osteoarthritis in the knee.
Knee Joint Dislocation
Remedy
If the patella has been shifted completely outside of its groove, the first step will be returning it to its normal position. This process is called reduction and can sometimes happen spontaneously. If not, a doctor can push the patella back in place. For patellar dislocations resulting in a damaged ligament, we will most often reconstruct the damaged ligament surgically using a donor tendon.