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AN ARTHRITIC KNEE – WHAT ARE YOUR OPTIONS? If you suffer from osteoarthritis of the knee, you might want to think about seeking professional advice on the best ways to treat the condition. Mr Praveen Panose, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at North Downs Hospital in Caterham, specialising in hip and knee surgery, tells us what’s available
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surgery. Therefore, surgeons are now
he most common symptom is knee pain,
Micro-fracture is a technique whereby a small
which is exacerbated by exercise and
area within the knee that has lost its cartilage
considering partial replacements in a
activity and initially this is relieved by rest. As the
is stimulated through keyhole surgery to
carefully selected sub set of patients.
disease progresses, symptoms can occur even
produce cartilage and scar tissue so that this
at night and at rest and can affect sleep. In
replaces the defect.
younger individuals, knee pain is not always due
Mr Praveen Panose MBBS, FRCS (T&O), MS (Orthopaedics), Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in hip and knee surgery, is based at
investigated, including cartilage tears, ligament
AUTOLOGOUS CHONDROCYTE TRANSPLANTATION
injuries, tendon inflammation or bursitis.
This is available for circumscribed and small
please ring 0800 046 8036 or enquire online at
areas of cartilage loss, though not an option for
www.northdownshospital.co.uk
to osteoarthritis and other causes have to be
If your arthritis is not severe, the initial treatment would involve targeted knee
an arthritic knee with large areas of degenerative
exercises and physiotherapy to strengthen the
disease. In this technique, your cartilage cells are
muscles around your knee joint. If your
harvested, grown in the laboratory and put back
symptoms persist, your doctor may advise a
into the defective knee joint.
North Downs Hospital. To book an appointment
steroid or hyaluronic acid injection for partial and temporary relief.
JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY Total knee replacements have been around for
KEYHOLE SURGERY FOR THE KNEE
a long time; however, about one in four total
This is done to wash out loose bits of bone
knee replacement patients remain unsatisfied
and cartilage in arthritic knees as well as
with their new knees for various reasons and
address any torn cartilage fragments.
not usually due to technical issues with the
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