The Knee Consultation Made Easy for GP Doctors (Nuffield/ Newcastle)
1. Professor Deiary F Kader
Department of Sport, Exercise, Northumbria University, Newcastle
www.oasir.co.uk
Knee Surgeon, Nuffield Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne
THE KNEE CONSULTATION MADE EASY
GP TALK AT NEWCASTLE NUFFIELD HOSPITAL
4. Prof Deiary Kader
History
Pain
Duration
Onset
Type
Give way
Stair problems
Trauma
Examination
Tenderness
Osteophytes
Effusion
Drawer test
5 Min Knee Consultation
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1
Red Flags
2
OA
3
Meniscus
4
Ligaments
5
Patella
History Rest pain
Tumor
Trauma
Fracture
Fever
Infection
Dull pain
Toothache
Sharp pain
Locking
Giveway Stairs
Rising from
a chair
Examination General
tenderness
Fixed flexion
osteophytes
Tender joint
line
Effusion
Drawer test
Lachman
Grinding
Short Knee Consultation
6. Prof Deiary Kader
Pain Duration 2-4 wks
Conservative
Onset Rest
(Red Flag)
Mechanical
(OA or Instability)
Type Dull
(OA)
Sharp
(Meniscal tear)
Give way 1-Ligaments 2-Patella Instability
Stairs Patellofemoral dysfunction
Short Knee Consultation
9. Prof Deiary Kader
OA Nonoperative treatment
Weight loss
Exercise
Patient education
Analgesia, (NSAIDs)
Bracing rarely
Intra-articular (IA) injections. Cochrane
reviews
Steroids (better than placebo but not longer than 4wks
HA more prolonged effect than steriods
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Menx Allograft
Indications
Physiologically young and active
Symptomatic (in the future ??prophylactically)
Neutral alignment
Normal stability
No more than grade II-III Cartilage damage
Understand the risk of disease transmission
Post operative compliance & expectation
No knee abuser and Not in BMI >35
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Medial Collateral Ligament Exam
Opening @ 30o only
Isolated MCL Injury
Opening @ 0o
Injury to Posteromedial
Capsule
Usually with ACL +/or
PCL injury
31. Prof Deiary Kader
Treatment
Acute isolated MCL tear
I Simple rest, ice, compression bandage, early physiotherapy. 2 Wks
II Hinged brace, WBAA, 2-3weeks
III Hinged brace 30-90/ Surgical 3-4 wks
Operative treatment depend on site and patient
Chronic isolated MCL tear – simple reapproximation – tend to elongate and stretch
therefore needs Augmentation with semitendinosis
Combined injury ACL and MCL→Reconstruction ACL and non-operative
treatment MCL I-II but surgical for III
MCL
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Patellar Dislocation
Re-dislocation rate
First Time 17-20%
Second Time 44%-71%
High dissatisfaction following conservative Rx
Le probl actuel de la reconstruction monobrin reste le contrôle des rotations. Effectivement nos reconstructions permettent un bon contrôle antero post en extension mais insuffisante en rotation ce qui explique que l’on retrouve a long terme dans les methanalyse environ 15% de ressaut rotatoire