Health and Medical Guide to Bones, Joints and Muscles Knee Injuries and Disorders Health information topics about Knee Injuries and Disorders: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Anatomy of the Knee American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www.aaos.org/wordhtml/pat_educ/kneeanat.htm Children 1. Osgood-Schlatter Disease (Knee Pain) American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=145&topcategory=Kne... Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Knee Injuries National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D007718&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Knee Injuries National Library of Medicine http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/term=knee+injuries&recruiting=true Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Knee Problems American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/542.xml 2. MR Imaging (MRI): Musculoskeletal American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/mr_musculoskeletal.htm 3. Ultrasound: Musculoskeletal American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/ultrasound-muscskel.htm 4. Arthrography: (Joint X-Ray) American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/arthrography.htm Directories 1. AAHKS Doctor Locator American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons http://www.aahks.org/index.asp/fuseaction/patients.locator 2. Member Directory Arthroscopy Association of North America http://www.aana.org/search/index.aspx 3. Find an Orthopaedist American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www6.aaos.org/memdir/public/memdir.asp 4. AOSSM Directory: Find a Doctor American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine http://www.sportsmed.org/about/membersearch.asp National Institutes of Health 1. Questions and Answers about Knee Problems National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/kneeprobs/kneeqa.htm Organizations 1. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeleta http://www.niams.nih.gov/ 2. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www.aaos.org/ Overviews 1. Knee American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=88&topcategory=Knee... Prevention/Screening 1. Taking Care of Your Knees American Physical Therapy Association http://www.apta.org/Consumer/ptandyourbody/knee 2. Knee Bracing -- What Works? American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/490.xml Rehabilitation/Recovery 1. Physical Therapy for Knee Problems UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=bone_joi/7872 2. Knee Arthroscopy Exercise Guide American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/booklet/view_exercise.cfm?Thread_ID=15&topcategor... Related Issues 1. Anesthesia for Hip and Knee Surgery American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=321&topcategory=Hip... 2. Knee Pain Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00555 Research 1. Impact of Cruciate Ligament Rupture on Osteoarthri American College of Rheumatology http://www.rheumatology.org/press/2005/cruciateligament0305.asp Specific Conditions 1. Water on the Knee Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01618 2. Unstable Kneecap American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?thread_id=165&topcategory=kne... 3. Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=236&topcategory=Kne... 4. Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS) American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/469.xml 5. Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/479.xml 6. Arthritis of the Knee American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=177&topcategory=Art... 7. Articular Cartilage Injury American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine http://www.sportsmed.org/sml/document.asp?did=77 8. Baker's Cyst (Popliteal Cyst) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00448 9. Hyperextended Knee Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00283 10. JAMA Patient Page: Osteoarthritis of the Knee American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZSZS0SKCD&sub_... 11. Knee Injury (ACL) Health Decision Guide Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=0008F648-3730-1B5F-B1A080AEBC... 12. Knee Ligament Injuries American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=157&topcategory=Kne... 13. Meniscus Tear Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00828 14. Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD) American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/488.xml Teenagers 1. Osgood-Schlatter Disease Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/sports/osgood.html 2. Knee Injuries Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/first_aid/knee_injuries.html 3. Adolescent Anterior Knee Pain American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=252&topcategory=Kne... Treatment 1. Joint Replacement: An Inside Look Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/204_joints.html 2. Arthroscopic Surgery Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org/conditions/surgerycenter/surgerycenterflash/arthro... 3. Knee Implants American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=279&topcategory=Kne... 4. Meniscal Transplants American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=414&topcategory=Kne... 5. Osteoarthritis of the Knee: Hyaluronic Acid Inject American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/616.xml 6. Osteotomy and Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=263&topcategory=Kne... 7. Unicondylar Knee Resurfacing Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org/conditions/surgerycenter/surgerycenterflash/uni.ht... Women 1. Orthopaedists Research Female Knee Problems American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=345&topcategory=Kne... 2. Preventing ACL Injuries in Women American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?thread_id=158&topcategory=kne...   Recommended Resources: [CaRP] Can't open cache file. [CaRP] Unable to create/open RSS cache file. [CaRP] Failed to open file: /home/bonesjoi/public_html/carp/autocache/c56f49b02c797209bec1338a4d957740 [CaRP] Can't open remote newsfeed.