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Knee and Leg

Broken Bones and Injury

Fractures

  • Tibia Fractures
  • Patella (Kneecap) Fractures

Tears and Instability

  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries
  • Medial Collateral Ligament Injury
  • Meniscal Tear
  • Lateral Collateral Ligament Injury
  • Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury
  • Unstable Kneecap
Side-on diagram of knee anatomy labelling the quadriceps, patella, patellar tendon, cruciate and collateral ligaments, meniscus, femur, tibia and fibula

Diseases and Disorders

  • Baker’s Cyst
  • Bowed Legs in Children
  • Blount’s Disease
  • Chondromalacia Patella
  • Compartment Syndrome
  • Knee Bursitis
  • Knee Effusion
  • Leg Length Discrepancy
  • Meniscus Tear
  • Osgood-Schlatter Disease
  • Osteoarthritis of the Knee
  • Osteonecrosis of the Knee
  • Patellar Tendinitis (Jumper’s Knee)
  • Patellofemoral Arthritis
  • Shin Splints
Diagram of a knee with osteoarthritis showing eroding cartilage, exposed bone, bone spurs and an eroding meniscus
Knee Osteoarthritis

Treatment and Rehabilitation

  • ACL Reconstruction
  • Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
  • Knee Arthroscopy
  • Total Knee Replacement
  • Revision Knee Replacement

Physiotherapy

  • Care of Casts and Splints
  • How to Use Crutches, Canes and Walkers

Written and maintained by the Orthoanswer editorial team, health professionals at Western Health, Melbourne.

Editor-in-chief: Professor Phong Tran, Professor and Head of Orthopaedic Surgery, Western Health, Melbourne.

Last updated 25 August 2026. General information only — read our editorial policy. This page does not replace advice from your own doctor.

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