Use these patient education resources to expand your knowledge of common knee injuries and knee treatments and extend your care experience at Duke.

• Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
  An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is a common injury treated by sports medicine specialists. Learn more about this injury, how it will be fixed, and how long it takes to recover from injury.
• Home Care Instructions After Knee Arthroscopy
  Learn how to take care of yourself after having a knee arthroscopy.
• Knee Pain
  Knee pain is a common phenomena and the knee specialists at Duke Orthopaedics treat a wide spectrum of underlying conditions to rid patients of the discomfort associated with each condition.
• Knee Bursitis
  Duke Orthopaedics offers patients treatments for knee bursitis, from prescription of rest and anti-inflammatory medicine to aspiration of the knee joint.
• Kneecap (Patella) Dislocation
  Kneecap (patella) dislocation,or patellar subluxation, occurs when the triangle-shaped bone covering the knee (patella) moves out of place.
• Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Injuries
  Medial collateral ligament (MCL) injuries are often sports related, and sports medicine specialists at Duke Orthopaedics can treat these injuries nonsurgically with stabilization and anti-inflammatory medications followed by physical therapy.
• Meniscus Tears
  Meniscus is a type of cartilage in the knee that provides shock absorption. Meniscus tears are one of the most common knee injuries, and Duke knee specialists can treat this condition with both surgical and non-surgical techniques.
• Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injuries
  Specialists at Duke Orthopaedics treat posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injuries with surgical and non-surgical techniques.
• Runner's Knee
  Runner's knee, or patellofemoral pain syndrome, is pain in the front of the knee around the patella (kneecap). It maybe be due to chondromalacia (irritation of the cartilage on the back of the patella) or may be due to inflammation of the soft tissue around the patella.