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This information does not constitute medical advice.

The role of arthroscopy in those patients with osteoarthrosis and meniscal tears

There has been a lot of debate recently regarding the role of arthroscopy (keyhole surgery) in those people that have a meniscal cartilage tear and osteoarthrosis.

Osteoarthrosis is also known as osteoarthritis, and is wear and tear of the articular cartilage or joint surface. For most people it is an age related phenomenon. It can also occur as a result of an injury to the knee, previous surgery, as a result of an inflammatory condition, and there has also been a genetic link identified.

Glucosamine, Chondroitin Sulphate, Fish Oil and Krill

I am frequently asked about whether glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate, fish oil and recently krill can treat osteoarthrosis. Osteoarthrosis is also known as osteoarthritis, and is wear and tear of the articular cartilage or joint surfaces. For most people it is an age related phenomenon. It can also occur as a result of an injury to the knee, previous surgery, as a result of an inflammatory condition, and there has also been a genetic link identified. People can have damage to just one joint surface only and this is known as chondral damage / chondromalacia / chondropathy.

Welcome to our new website

Welcome to our redesigned, revamped, restyled, responsive, and easier to navigate website. The end result as you see provides a fresher, brighter look with an easier reading style.

Each section has been simplified so that you can look up your particular knee condition and proceed straight to its treatment. In each condition and treatment page, we have condensed the amount of information given and have also provided more case studies so that you may gain more of an understanding of your condition and treatment options available.