Meniscus

What is arthroscopy? Arthroscopy is a surgical procedure in which a small camera (arthroscope) is inserted into the knee joint. Usually the surgery is viewed on a monitor so that the whole operating team is aware of the type of surgical procedure that is being performed. What can be seen and done with the arthroscope? The arthroscope allows the surgeon to see many structures inside the joint. The development of…

Hello, my name is Emi Iwao and I have been working in the physical therapy field for 5 years. During high school I took a sports medicine class which interested me in the body and how it works. I knew right away that I wanted my career to deal with sports medicine and began researching. I applied to many colleges but finally decided on Central Michigan University because of the high reviews on their physical therapy program. At Central, I got my four year bachelor’s degree and then went on…

Every minute, every hour, every day, living with this code of quote. No sudden underlying rhymes with the sentence “code of quote”. My promise, period. This quote, taken from the poet “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley, a Victorian as my friend suddenly mentions that. I totally have no clue what a Victorian really is. So I researched about what Victorian truly mean, Victorian as per describe, a person from the Victorian era (too obvious, skip). Generally, Victorian era is the golden era where…

“You see your ACL is like this piece of paper. When you turn the paper like this,” my orthopedic surgeon demonstrates with her hand, “and apply enough force, it tears”. I had torn my anterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament and meniscus in the state championship game. The average full recovery time from an injury like this is about 8 months. I had college camps, for prospective athletes, to go to. I was supposed to get bigger, faster, stronger. I was supposed to be dominant next…

For this year's 7th grade science fair I will be working with the engineering method. The reason why I will be working with the engineering method is because I would like to help people. I will be constructing a special piece of equipment for athletes to reduce the cause of an injured ligament in the knee and to not hinder the athletes game. I will be creating a knee brace that is stitched to the inside of compression pants. The brace will give more mobility because it won't be as big and…

DOI: 12/15/2015. The patient is a 34-year-old male bulk loader who sustained a work-related injury to his lower back and right knee after a door frame and double doors collapsed. Per OMNI, patient was initially diagnosed with laceration to right knee and lower back pain. MRI of the lumbar spine dated 04/11/16 demonstrated left paracentral disc protrusion at L4-5 resulting in moderate central canal stenosis and bilateral foraminal narrowing. Correlation with bilateral L5 radicular symptoms is…

the patient complains of 7/10 pain to her lower back, left knee, right knee and right ankle. The pain radiates to the left leg and right leg. Of note, she had surgery on the right knee to drain fluid in 2010, 2012, and 2014. She had left knee meniscus repair in April 2016. She had some physical therapy for her knees, facet joint injections to her low back and a radiofrequency ablation that offered little relief. Her condition is associated with back pain, difficulty in ambulation, joint…

Bottom of the fourth quarter with less than one minute left in the game. You look both left and right down the field, with shining lights above your head. “Read…Set…Hike!” Next thing you know you flat on your back and the world is spinning around you and blackout knowing the last thing you see is a helmet of the opposing team. Is the game of football to dangerous for high school, or even those in the collage? Its to my understanding that we as Americans support the football league and personally…

nurse who sustained a work related injury due to repetitive work. Per OMNI, she is initially diagnosed with strain to the knee patella. MRI of the right knee dated 10/9/15 revealed globular increased signal intensity is seen throughout the medial meniscus most consistent with intrasubstance degeneration; tricompartmental osteoarthritic changes; joint effusion; pre-patellar soft tissue edema, query contusion; and chrondromalacia patellae. Per the panel QME Supplemental report dated 12/31/15,…

I had surgery on the eleventh of November, to repair my ACL and meniscus both ligaments in my right knee. A freak accident it was none the less, ruining my last chance to play high school football or any high school sports for that matter. I was highly looked upon to help lead my team to another divisional championship. Without me there to be a leader and showing my support at practice, I felt like it affected the team negatively. As I constantly gave them hope of a return they neglected the…