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Joe Brownlee - Orthopaedic Services Auckland - Hip, Knee, Foot & Ankle
Private Service, Orthopaedics
Knee Surgery
- ACL Reconstruction
Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate ligament reconstruction has become a much more refined procedure over the past 30 years. Our operating times (30-50 minutes), hospital stay (12 hours) and recovery time (running in 4-6 weeks, sports by 3-4 months) have all improved with increasing experience.
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- Arthroscopic Knee and Cartilage Surgery
Most arthroscopic knee operations are done to trim out a torn cartilage, smooth off worn joint surfaces or remove loose bodies. Most procedures take less than 15-20 minutes and require a general anaesthetic.
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- Knee Joint Replacement
A knee joint replacement is a major operation, and it takes several months for the tissues about the knee to heal and remodel, and the body takes time to make a general recovery from surgery.
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- Kneecap Surgery
Surgery may be needed to change the angle of pull of the (quadriceps) muscles acting on a kneecap (patella) that is either unstable and recurrently dislocating or for a kneecap which is worn on its outer half due to too much outwardly directed pull by the quads muscles of the thigh.
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- Patellofemoral (kneecap) Pain
Pain from the kneecap/thighbone (patellofemoral) joint is one of the most common problems affecting the knee.
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- Plastic Spacer Exchange
The long term concern with knee joint replacements is wear of the plastic spacer. If it becomes badly worn (which it will do beyond 12-15 years) the plastic wear particles set up cellular reactions about the implants, resulting in loss of bone support and implant loosening.
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- Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction is needed when a knee with a PCL tear keeps giving way during sports and physical activities despite full strengthening and rehabilitation of the muscles about the knee.
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- Realignment Tibial Osteotomy
This operation is done for younger patients who have a partially worn out inside (medial) half of the knee.
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