Multiligament Tear
The knee joint is made to withstand the forces of walking, running, and jumping as well as allowing motion. The knee is basically a hinge joint made of bone, ligament, and cartilage.
Components can be fixed to the bone using one of two techniques. One can either use bone cement or one can use components coated in such a way that bone grows onto and into their surface. Both methods of fixation have their advantages and disadvantages. A decision will be made regarding the most appropriate fixation for your particular situation.
several advantages:
Early treatment of multi-ligament injuries allows satisfactory repair or reconstruction of the ligaments resulting in :-
- Improved function
- Early rehabilitation and return to sports
- Decreases knee joint instability
- Slows rapid progression of arthritis
The knee joint consists of three bones; the femur; the tibia, and the patella or kneecap. The ends of the femur and tibia glide against each other as you move.
Cartilage is the slippery shock-absorbing material that covers the ends of bones to allow pain-free movement. A femoral condyle cartilage defect disrupts this surface which can lead to pain and loss of movement. If these defects are not treated they typically grow in size and depth until the pain is unmanageable.
Most of these defects are routinely treated by a technique called micro-fracture (drilling small holes in the bone) to promote some healing and eventually sealing off the defect with a layer of fibrocartilage.
Generally, in people aged between 35-65, sometimes these defects are quite large and the results with the microfracture technique are not very predictable or successful and in other people sometimes the micro-fracture treated areas fail and in both these situations using an implant to address the localized cartilage defect helps with pain and function.