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Kellgren-Lawrence Classification

The Kellgren-Lawrence Classification is an X-ray classification scheme for osteoarthritis of the knee.

Keyhole surgery

Keyhole surgery is surgery performed with thin instruments through two or more tiny cuts, or portals.

Kin Com isokinetic machine

The Kin Com isokinetic machine is a sophisticated apparatus for both exercising the knee and for determining various parameters of muscle strenth.

Kinematics

Kinematics is the science of determining how things move.

Knee alignment

The alignment relationship of femur to tibia when weight-bearing.

Knee arthroplasty

Knee arthroplasty replaces some or all of the joint with metal and plastic.

Knee bones

Only three bones make up the actual articulation of the knee - the femur, the tibia and the patella.

Knee brace

A knee brace is an external device worn around the knee to prevent further injury or to help reduce symptoms.

Knee cartilage

The term 'knee cartilage' could refer to either the meniscus cartilage(s) or the articular cartilage.

Knee extension device

A knee extension device is a rehabilitation device to improve knee extension.