Knee Information - Useful Links

• www.cartilage.org - Information about articular cartilage repair from the International Cartilage Repair Society
• www.donjoy.eu - Donjoy Knee Braces
• https://www.djoglobal.com - Cold Therapy from Donjoy
• https://www.djoglobal.com - EMPI Phoenix muscle stimulator to help patients treat disuse atrophy as part of their rehabilitation program.
• www.episurf.com - Partial resurfacing of the knee using a custom made implant and instrumentation specific areas of damage in the knee
• www.mediuk.co.uk - Medi UK Knee Braces
• www.orthoinfo.org - See this site for access to information brochures produced through the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• https://orthoinfo.aaos.org - Discussion article on indications for ACL reconstruction
• https://orthoinfo.aaos.org - Information from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons on the torn meniscus
• www.orthoillustrated.com/ - Animated illustrations of the knee and surgery procedures produced by Arthrex
• www.orthoillustrated.com/ - Educational information from the specialist orthopaedic company Arthrex
• www.orthoillustrated.com/ - Specific information on meniscal tears from Arthrex
• www.ossur.co.uk - Unloading knee braces for knee pain, and information on knee arthritis
• Animation of unloading effect of braces: https://youtu.be/TWiawD2tSqQ
• www.osteotomyexpertgroup.com - Information on osteotomy from specialists
• www.uknlr.com - The UK National Ligament Registry Providing data to improve outcome of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery

Interesting Medical Articles in the Press

• Knee replacement surgery: its all about the expectations. This is an interesting article outlining the importance of making the right decision when considering knee replacement
• Article giving Information on reducing risks for children Three Keys to Lessen Odds of Your Child Suffering Major Knee Injury

Videos and animations of operative procedures

• Tibial Osteotomy
• Episurf procedure for partial resurfacing in the knee
• Other knee operations
• Knee replacement

Understanding knee surgery - excellent animations from understand.com 

Recent Open Access Publications for Mr Spalding

• Reconstruction of the meniscus: Recent article outlining the importance of the meniscus and strategies to rebuild it. Read the article taken from the Journal of Trauma and orthopaedics
• Operation technique for Meniscal Allograft Transplantation - Read information and detail on the operation technique for Meniscal transplantation surgery
• Editorial on Meniscal Allograft Transplantation by Tim Spalding and Alan Getgood. Mr Spaldings recent publication concerning his pioneering work on Meniscal Allograft Transplantation treating the painful knee after a torn meniscus cartilage has been completely or nearly completely removed. Read Defining outcome after meniscal allograft transplantation: Is buying time a valid measure of success?
• Operation technique for Meniscal repair Read recent publication on a new method for repairing certain tears of the meniscus

Recent Conferences with online access to Presentations

Various national and international conferences are recorded and the content is available on line - this usually requires registration.

• Vail International Complex Knee Symposium, 2015. Presentations and surgical demonstrations online collection. 16 cadaveric demonstration and dissection videos and 40 lecture presentations from world renowned faculty. play the video