Knee A to Z

SPECT is an abbreviation of 'single-photon-emission computed tomography'.

A Sports Therapist is a healthcare professional specifically concerned with the prevention of injury and the rehabilitation of the patient back to optimum levels of functional, occupational and sports specific fitness.

SPP is an abbreviation of 'suprapatellar plica'.

Spurs are small and sometimes sharp abnormal bony outgrowths at the joint edges, usually associated with osteoarthritis.

Squats are knee rehabilitation exercises - with your arms out in front of you, bending as if you are going to sit, but then straightening up again.

Squinting patellae is when the two kneecaps face towards each other despite the patient standing comfortably with the feet facing forwards. Page updated June 2024 by Dr Sheila Strover (Clinical Editor)

STACi is an abbreviation of Single Stage Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation.

Standing wall slides are knee rehabilitation exercises to improve flexion and strengthen the quads muscles.

Staples for ACL graft fixation are made of cobalt chrome with two sharp leg spikes for easier penetration into the bone without predrilling.

A static bicycle is an exercise bicycle on a stand, where the wheels turn but the bicycle stays still.