Have you ever experienced locking sensations in the knee, pain when walking, or feelings of weakness in your quadricep area? If the answer is yes, then it’s likely that you’re suffering from knee buckling.
Watch as orthopedic surgeons, Dr. Geoffrey Van Thiel and Dr. Cassandra Lee, pitch MACI® to a panel of experts including Joe Mullings, Scott Sigman MD, Matthew Ray Scott and Vinod Dasa MD in the latest episode of PitchPro with Vericel Corporation.
Millions of Americans have knee pain, and most times, it resolves with a little TLC. Sometimes, though, knee surgery is required. Both total knee replacement and ACL reconstruction surgery can be used to repair serious knee damage that causes severe pain. Here’s how the two surgeries compare.
Can knee cartilage heal on its own? What is knee cartilage replacement? What is recovery like for knee cartilage repair patients? Is knee cartilage repair right for me? Knee pain is one of the most common types of pain among both men and women — especially chronic or recurring knee pain.
Lateral collateral ligament (LCL) tears may not be as common as tears of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). But when a severe LCL tear occurs, you’re almost certainly going to need surgery to repair the damage and restore strength, stability and function in your knee. Here’s how to tell if your LCL is torn and what to expect during and following your surgery to repair it.
