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ADLS
ADLS is an abbreviation for 'Activities of Daily Living Scale'.
AIR
AIR is an abbreviation for 'anterior interval release'. Page updated July 2024 by Dr Sheila Strover (Clinical Editor)
AKP
AKP is an abbreviation for 'anterior knee pain'. Page updated March 2024 by Dr Sheila Strover (Clinical Editor)
All-inside technique
The all-inside technique of meniscus repair uses various manufactured devices to repair a meniscus tear arthroscopically, without the need for fixing sutures on the outside of the joint.
Allodynia
Allodynia is exquisite over-sensitivity of the skin, where light touch is felt as pain or marked discomfort.
Allograft
An allograft is a transplant of tissue that did not originate from the patient but from another person. Page updated September 2023 by Dr Sheila Strover (Clinical Editor)
Alta
Alta means 'high'.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is a professional body to which most American Orthopaedic Surgeons would choose to belong.
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) is a national organisation of orthopaedic surgeons specialising in sports medicine, including national and international sports medicine leaders.
AMIC
AMIC is an abbreviation of 'autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis'.