Osteoarthritis of the Knee

There are three basic types of arthritis that may affect the knee joint.

• Osteoarthritis: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of knee arthritis. OA is usually a slowly progressive degenerative disease in which the joint cartilage gradually wears away. It most often affects middle-aged and older people.
• Rheumatoid Arthritis: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory type of arthritis that can destroy the joint cartilage. RA can occur at any age. RA generally affects both knees.
• Post-traumatic Arthritis: Post-traumatic arthritis can develop after an injury to the knee. This type of arthritis is similar to osteoarthritis and may develop years after a fracture, ligament injury, or meniscus tear.

Osteoarthritis of the Hip

The smooth and glistening covering (articular cartilage) on the ends of your bones that helps your hip joint glide may wear thin. Like other joints that carry your weight, your hips may be at risk for “wear and tear” arthritis (osteoarthritis), the most common form of the disease.

Surgical Animations

Please check our library of surgical animations which are specifically designed to help you better understand your particular procedure. The use of surgical animation allows us to present procedures in an easy-to-understand format.

Cartilage videos include:

• Articular Cartilage Problems - Drilling/Microfracture
• Articular Cartilage Problems - Removal of Damaged Cartilage
• Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
• Cartilage Transplants - Allograft (from cadaver)
• Cartilage Transplants - Autograft (from you)
• Meniscus Problems - Meniscus Transplant
• Meniscus Problems - Torn Meniscus Repair
• Meniscus Problems - Torn Meniscus Trimming
• Patella (Knee Cap) Pain - Drilling/Microfracture
• Patella (Knee Cap) Pain - Removal of Damaged Cartilage

Hip videos include:

• Diagnostic Hip Arthroscopy
• Hip Replacement - Anterior
• Hip Resurfacing
• Partial Hip Replacement
• Periacetabular Osteotomy (PAO)
• Revision Hip Replacement
• Total Hip Replacement

Knee videos include:

• Diagnostic Knee Arthroscopy
• High Tibial Osteotomy
• Loose Body Removal
• MPFL Reconstruction
• Meniscus Problems - Meniscus Transplant
• Meniscus Problems - Torn Meniscus Repair
• Meniscus Problems - Torn Meniscus Trimming
• Partial Knee Replacement
• Patella (Knee Cap) Pain - Drilling/Microfracture
• Patella (Knee Cap) Pain - Patella Realignment
• Patella (Knee Cap) Pain - Removal of Damaged Cartilage
• Patella (Knee Cap) Pain - Removal of Painful Plica
• Revision Knee Replacement
• Synovial Problems - Removal Of Painful Plica
• Synovial Problems - Removal of Inflamed Synovium
• Torn ACL - Allograft Graft
• Torn ACL - Anatomic Footprint ACL Reconstruction
• Torn ACL - Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Graft
• Torn ACL - Hamstring Graft
• Torn ACL - Quadriceps Tendon Graft
• Total Knee Replacement

PDF: Hip Surgery: What to Expect (25 Pages)


PDF: Knee Surgery: What to Expect (25 pages)