The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a ligament in the middle of your knee that connects the front of shin bone thigh bones to the back of your thigh bone and helps to stabilise the knee. Tears (or ruptures) to this ligament can occur when making sharp twists and turns, causing the knee to ‘give way’ or collapse. An ACL repair stitches the damaged ligament back together.
Arthroplasty is a surgical procedure to repair or replace a damaged or diseased joint.
ACI (autologous chondrocyte implantation) and MACI (matrix-induced chondrocyte implantation) are advanced tissue-engineered technologies used to repair damaged articulating surfaces, mainly in the knee joint.
Surgeons can perform a bone graft to repair or rebuild damaged bone in many areas of your body.
Cartilage is the thin tissue that covers bone surfaces providing smooth, friction free movement.
If conservative treatments for damaged cartilage are not successful your consultant may recommend cartilage resurfacing.
Chondroplasty is a surgical procedure to remove damaged cartilage in a joint.
If your swollen or painful joints, ligaments or tendons do not respond to conservative treatments your consultant may recommend image guided joint injections.
Are you suffering from knee pain but unsure what your condition is? At Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital our leading orthopaedic knee surgeons perform diagnostic knee arthroscopies to find the cause of your knee troubles and repair any cartilage damage.
At Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital our expert orthopaedic surgeons specialise in knee replacement surgery and can provide you with a treatment plan which is individually personalised to you, and the severity of your knee condition.
As patients live longer and more active lives older knee implants may need replacing.
Under general anaesthetic your surgeon will move your stiff joint to a full range of motion, stretching the surrounding muscles and freeing the joint capsule.
A torn meniscus may not heal on its own as there is a limited blood supply to that area.
During patela stabilisation either torn ligaments are repaired or a tendon may be repositioned.
Your posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) and your anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are two large ligaments that control front to back movement in your knee. A sports injury or a fall directly on the front of your knee can tear your PCL.
An osteotomy is a procedure usually performed to correct damage caused by osteoarthritis or a deformity. A tibial osteotomy is performed when only one side of your knee shows damage.