Total Knee replacement Why is a Knee Replacement Performed? The most common reason to have a knee joint replaced is to relieve pain from severe arthritis that is limiting your activities. You may be recommended a knee replacement for these problems: You can’t...
Should I have a unicompartmental knee replacement (UKR)? In many cases patients only have arthritis in only one part of the joint; this is termed medial compartment osteoarthritis and is the commonest pattern of arthritis. If cartilage in the other parts of the knee...
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction is performed when the knee is persistently unstable. It is one of the most common knee operations performed and has excellent success rates with return to competitive...
What is Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation? Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI) is a procedure suitable for larger cartilage defects in the knee (larger than 2 by 3 cm). It is a procedure that has been performed for nearly 20 years and involves taking a biopsy...
ABICUS procedure – Bone Marrow Derived Cells Our surgeons have developed a pioneering new technique to regenerate the damaged joint surface (articular cartilage). The procedure has been trialed at University Hospital Southampton, with Gorav Datta as the principle lead...
Patello Femoral Replacement In around 10% of patients with knee arthritis their pain is coming from a worn knee cap. Although patients with this type of arthritis can usually walk with minimal or no pain when on level ground, they suffer from pain when crouching,...
