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Knee and Leg

	A Patient's Experience with Arthritis of the Knees
	A Patient's Experience with Osteoarthritis of the Knees
	A Patient's Experience with Torn ACL
	A Patient's Experience with Vitamin D Deficiency/Fragility Fracture
	ACL Injury: Does It Require Surgery?
	Activities After a Knee Replacement
	Additional Resources on the Knee
	Adolescent Anterior Knee Pain
	Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
	Arthritis of the Knee
	Athletic Shoes
	Burning Thigh Pain (Meralgia paresthetica)
	Care of Casts and Splints
	Care of the Aging or Post-Traumatic Knee
	Cemented and Cementless Knee Replacement
	Collateral Ligament Injuries
	Combined Knee Ligament Injuries
	Common Knee Injuries
	Compartment Syndrome
	Deep Vein Thrombosis
	Discoid Meniscus
	Fractures of the Proximal Tibia
	Frequently Asked Questions about Osteoarthritis of the Knee
	Growth Plate Fractures
	Hamstring Muscle Strain
	How to Use Crutches, Canes and Walkers
	Knee Arthroscopy
	Knee Arthroscopy Exercise Guide
	Knee Exercises
	Knee Osteoarthritis Statistics
	Knee Replacement Implants
	Knee Tendon Bursitis
	Kneecap (Prepatellar) Bursitis
	Limb Length Discrepancy
	Meniscal Tear
	Muscle Strains in the Thigh
	Osgood-Schlatter Disease (Knee Pain)
	Osteonecrosis of the Knee
	Patellar (Kneecap) Fractures
	Patellar Tendon Tear
	Pediatric Thighbone (Femur) Fracture
	Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear
	Quadriceps Tendon Tear
	Runner's Knee (Patellofemoral Pain)
	Shin Splints
	Shinbone Fractures Overview
	Stress Fractures
	Surgical Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee
	Thighbone (Femur) Fracture
	Tibia (Shinbone) Shaft Fractures
	Total Knee Replacement
	Total Knee Replacement Exercise Guide
	Unstable Kneecap