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
Understanding knee surgery - excellent animations from understand.com
Meniscal transplant - an intresting article understanding Meniscal transplants - sportsmedicineweekly.com
Recent Open Access Publications for Mr Spalding
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