Your kneecap (patella) sits in a groove on the front of the thigh bone (called the trochlea) and tracks up and down the groove as the knee bends and straightens. If the kneecap is displaced from this…

You have two different types of cartilage in your knee, leading to a lot of confusion when discussing cartilage injury: A surface covering (like in all of your moving joints) known as “articular”…

Most patients having a knee replacement will have had a total knee replacement – effectively a complete resurfacing of the knee joint.  It is an invasive operation that results in a lot of soft…

UK study shows that the number of patients in a “state worse than death” on the waiting list for hip or knee replacements has nearly doubled during the COVID 19 pandemic. The suffering of…

This article provides a summary of the available evidence for how to prevent knee injuries with some useful links. Knee injuries (such as Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tears) are common, typically…