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Early Knee Exercises - visual chart

Early knee exercises keep the muscles firing and retain some range of motion even when the knee is still painful and swollen. Page updated March 2024 by Dr Sheila Strover (Clinical Editor)

eASC

eASC stands for 'expanded adipose stem cells', ie. stem cells expanded in the laboratory from fat tissue taken from the patient.

Eccentric muscle contraction

An eccentric muscle contraction is one is which a muscle produces force whilst it is actively lengthening.

Ecchymosis

Ecchymosis is the medical term for a bruise.

Edema

Edema is the American spelling of 'oedema'.

Edematous

Edematous is the American spelling of 'oedematous'.

Effusion

A knee effusion is excessive joint fluid inside the knee joint, also known as 'water on the knee'. Page updated June 2024 by Dr Sheila Strover (Clinical Editor)

EFORT

EFORT stands for the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology.

Ege's test

Ege's test is a standing test for a meniscus tear. It is also referred to as a 'standing McMurray test'. Page updated May 2024 by Dr Sheila Strover (Clinical Editor)

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a hypermobility disorder of the joints.