Knee A to Z

Bone spurs (or osteophytes) are small, irregular bony outgrowths from the edges of a joint surface. Page updated February 2024 by Dr Sheila Strover (Clinical Editor)

A bone wedge is a wedge-shaped piece of bone, generally either removed or inserted during an osteotomy. Page updated January 2024 by Dr Sheila Strover (Clinical Editor)

In bow legs the knees do not touch when standing or walking, although the feet may seem more or less normally aligned. Page updated January 2024 by Dr Sheila Strover (Clinical Editor)

Bowstringing in the knee is caused by a membrane catching over a moving area, eg a plica catching on the rounded end of the femur.

B-PT-B is an abbreviation for 'bone patellar-tendon bone', referring to a technique of patellar tendon harvest for cruciate ligament reconstruction. Page updated December 2023 by Dr Sheila Strover (Clinical Editor)

A brace for the knee is a constraint of knee movement, usually made of fabric and plastic and/or metal.

The British Association for Surgery of the Knee is a professional association for British orthopaedic surgeons with a special interest in the knee. Most British knee surgeons will belong to this organisation.

The British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine was founded in 1953, and is the oldest Sport and Exercise Medicine Association in the United Kingdom.

BTB is an abbreviation of bone-tendon-bone, and usually refers to a tendon graft from the patellar tendon, where each end of the removed graft is still attached to a piece of bone. Page updated April 2024 by Dr Sheila Strover (Clinical Editor)

A bucket-handle tear is a special kind of displaced circumferential tear of the knee meniscus, where the free bit flips over like the handle of a bucket. Page updated May 2024 by Dr Sheila Strover (Clinical Editor)