Treatment of patella tendinopathy by distalising tibial tubercle osteotomy.

Patella tendinopathy condition is often resistant to conservative treatment. We report a case of patella tendinopathy treated by distalisation of the tibial tubercle with excellent long-term result.

Semimembranosus tenosynovitis: Diagnosis and management of a commonly missed cause of posteromedial knee pain.

Background: In orthopedic and sports medicine literature there is minimal information regarding accurate diagnosis and the treatment options for tenosynovitis of the distal semimembranosus tendon. After reviewing the literature, the authors question both the etiology and treatment of this condition. Previous descriptions have associated the condition primarily with the endurance athlete but we have noted multiple cases in which this is a condition common to the 'sprinter' as well.

Ganglion cysts of the anterior cruciate ligament: a series of 15 cases.

Purpose: To increase awareness of the presence of ganglion cysts of the anterior cruciate ligament and to consider this diagnosis in any knee that has lost range of motion (ROM) in the absence of osteoarthritis.

Type Of Study: Case series.

Methods: We present a series of 15 cases recorded over a period of 5 years illustrating the clinical presentation and additional pathology seen at arthroscopy.

Surgical reconstruction of severe patellofemoral maltracking.

Dysfunction of the patellofemoral mechanism presents in many ways. Results from different realignment procedures show great variability in patient outcome. A surgical technique is presented that attempts to correct all the abnormalities of patellofemoral maltracking.