Knee A to Z

Synovial joints are movable joints that contain a lubricating fluid called synovial fluid and have articular cartilage to keep the ends of the moving bones separate from each other.

The synovial membrane is the cellular lining around the inside of lubricated joints.

A synovial plica is an infold of the joint lining or synovium - it is a normal anatomical structure but can sometimes become problematic.

Synovitis is inflammation of the joint lining (synovium).

The synovium is the cell layer that constitutes the inner lining of the knee joint and other joints.

A synthetic graft is a graft using artificial materials, eg Gore-Tex for cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Tanner staging is a scale of alterations in sexual characteristics that help to identify comparative sexual maturity in adolescents.

The Tegner score or activity scale is a scoring system to gauge how disabled one is from one's knee problem in terms of activity. Page updated May 2024 by Dr Sheila Strover (Clinical Editor)

Tendinitis is a description that infers inflammation of a tendon, although often the condition is more a degeneration than an inflammation.

A tendon is the white fibrous end of a muscle, which connects the muscle to the bone.