This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Joint diagnostics: Degenerative knee joint changes – Meniscus rupture A meniscal lesion is a degenerative or traumatic injury to the medial or lateral meniscus. A typical symptom is sudden pain that intensifies when walking. If a meniscal rupture is…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Joint diagnostics: disc meniscus From symptom to diagnosis Menisci are components of joints and consist of cartilage tissue. An important function of the knee meniscus is secondary stabilization of the knee joint. The disc meniscus is an anatomical…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Update Refresher General Internal Medicine Orthopedics in the family practice From top to bottom, PD Dr. med. Sandro F. Fucentese, Balgrist University Hospital, worked his way through the most common orthopedic diseases in family practice at the Update Refresher General…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Torn ligaments, cartilage and meniscus Sports injuries of the knee – diagnostics and therapy In the evaluation of knee injuries, the next step after the clinical examination is the conventional X-ray in two planes. The aim is to detect any osseous lesions. Indications for…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated The knee distortion Possible procedural strategies The fact that a primary care physician, depending to a certain extent on the location of his practice (city, country, ski resort) and also on his specialist focus (more internal…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Arthroscopic knee surgery A process under the microscope Orthopaedic surgeons practicing arthroscopy are currently facing significant challenges. From the highest echelon of the journal Olympus, a series of randomized trials have suggested that no specific treatment effect can…
