Knee

Our knee surgeons offer a full range of daycase knee procedures.

Conditions that affect the function of the knee are arthritis, osteoarthritis, sport injury, cartilage loss, trauma, injury or degeneration. The knee is a hinge joint held together with ligaments. The bones that make up the knee joint are covered with a very highly specialised tissue called Articular Cartilage. The damage to or wearing away of this articular cartilage is called arthritis. Within the knee, there are two “rubber doughnut shock absorbers” called menisci or sports cartilage. From the age of twenty seven onward these menisci become more and more brittle, easier and easier to tear.

Lastly, one of the other common pathologies affecting the knee joint is an inflammation or irritation of the tendons around the knee such as patella (knee cap) tendonitis.

The knee surgery team at Tyneside Surgical Services specialises in the following procedures:

• Knee Arthroscopy – A type of keyhole surgery that can be used for either diagnosis or treatment as well as taking a biopsy. Indications for arthroscopic surgery include pain, locking, giving way, articular cartilage damage and a wealth of others.
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction – Patients that have sustained an anterior cruciate ligament tear and who wish to pursue twisting activities eg skiing, football, hockey, netball will probably require a reconstruction of their ruptured ligament

Contact us on: 0191 737 1089