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There are
several knee problems found people are
suffering from either caused due to
certain diseases or for some injuries. The
details of most commonly faced problems
are given below:
ARTHRITIS -
There are
various forms of arthritis found all of
which aim at affecting the knee joints in
a way or the other. Hence, it is highly
essential to arrest the symptoms of such a
vulnerable disease at a very initial stage
to minimize the chances of consequences.
The three main types of arthritic
conditions on the basis of severity are -
1) RHEUMATOID
ARTHRITIS -
 It
is an autoimmune disorder that affects the
human body parts usually at a younger age.
In this disease immune system attacks on
several body parts starting with the
membrane called Synovium that works on
lining the joint. As a result of the same
several disturbances like massive pain at
some crucial parts of the body,
inflammation in tissues and other organs
occur. If proper medical treatment is not
given to the patient it can lead to
serious issues like loss of mobility and
functioning for the knees and other joints
affected.
2) OSTEOARTHRITIS -
 It
is one of the commonest problems with the
knee joints the patients are experiencing
these days. Though mostly old adults are
troubled with the problems of
Osteoarthritis but recent researches
proved that people of all ages have the
complaint of same problems. Overweight and
joint injuries are described as the root
causes of this disease. If not treated at
the beginning then situation may become
worse with the process of aging especially
when the patient reaches the age of 60.
Young generation having this problem in
most of the cases inherit the same.
3) RHEUMATIC
DISEASES -
 There
are various forms of arthritis found
symptoms of which vary depending on the
affected body parts. These are in general
known as Rheumatic diseases. Gout,
Ankylosing spondylitis, Infectious
arthritis, Psoriatic arthritis belong to
this category.
Gout - it is a painful
arthritic condition which includes
inflammation, and swelling too. Usually
joints like knees, ankles, elbows and
wrists are affected with this disease.
Ankylosing Spondylitis -
like Gout, it is also an inflammatory
arthritis that causes body stiffness,
severe joint pain leading to a massive
destruction to the spine.
Infectious Arthritis - as
the name indicates, this kind of arthritis
is experienced by the patient due to some
infectious agents like virus or harmful
bacterias. A common symptom of this
disease is frequent fever that the patient
suffers from. Adequate medical treatment
is required in time to get rid of this
disease otherwise gradually it would
affect the joints of the human body.
Psoriatic Arthritis -
it is an inflammatory arthritic condition
that affects the joints like other
rheumatic diseases. This kind of disease
is either found in the patients already
having Psoriasis or in them who are on the
verge of getting affected with Psoriasis.
PCL TEAR
 Posterior
Crucial Ligament, in short, PCL is a
ligament that helps the tibia in
maintaining the position just below the
thigh bone (Femur). PCL suffers from
dashboard injury which is a common
mechanism of injury. Dashboard injury is
experienced if any object strikes the shin
backwards forcefully while the knee is
bent.
Sports injury is another injury occurs in
knee when it is hyperflexed or if the
sportsman falls on front of his knee.
These injuries create a major stress for
the PCL thus resulting in a PCL tear.
ACL TEAR
 One of the
four major ligaments of knee is the
Anterior Crucial Ligament which is also
known as ACL. ACL plays a vital role in
maintaining the knee stability. ACL tear
is mostly experienced by people who are
associated with the sports like football,
tennis, basketball, volleyball etc.
However, depending on the strength of
muscle, reaction time for muscle
coordination and contraction it can be
said that women are more prone to ACL
injuries than men. Generally, people
reaching the age of 40 are more diagnosed
with this injury due to the constant wear
and tear of ligaments. Knee locks, massive
pain, swelling are some of the common
symptoms of a ACL tear.
ACL Reconstruction
Surgery - Is It Required?
Anybody or
everybody having a problem with the ACL
may not have to undergo a surgery for the
betterment of the knee. There are certain
symptoms given below that indicate when
the ACL reconstruction surgery becomes
indispensable -
Knee pain that is too severe to bear
with
Unstable condition of the knee that
refrain a person from performing the
regular activites uninterruptedly
Apart from ACL, other three ligaments
are also seriously injured
Knee condition that makes a person stay
away from various kinds of sports
The success rate for this surgery is
higher than the other medical alternatives
provided required of time and effort is
given to heal the patient completely.
Success of the ACL surgery solely depends
on how effectively a person is following
the rehabilitation program.
Patella Injuries - Knee
joint is made of three bones - tibia,
femur and the patella. Kneecap or mostly
known as Patella along with the other two
bones are covered with a cartilage layer.
Patella dislocation belongs to this
category of injury. Unlike ACL tear, this
type of injury can be experienced by both
athlete as well as non-athlete. In case of
athlete men are prone to get this kind of
injury more than women whereas among
non-athlete, women mostly suffer from the
patella disorders.
Meniscus Injury - One of
the commonest knee injuries sportsmen
frequently deal with is the Meniscus
injury. In this injury patient experiences
severe pain in the knee joints. Usually
sports related injuries are the reasons
for a meniscus tear. When a moderately
flexed knee gets twisted meniscus becomes
injured traumatically.
Chondromalacia - Chondromalacia
Patella or Chondromalacia is a disorder
found in the kneecap. It is basically a
malfunction caused due to the softening of
articular cartilage. There can be many
reasons behind such a disorder but injury,
muscle weakness and overuse are the
commonest ones that a patient of an
younger age experiences mostly.
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