Dr Sheila Strover
Clinical Editor
Degrees: BSc (Hons), MB BCh, MBA
Particular expertise: clinical editing, online publishing, patient advocacy, KNEEguru Founder
Location: Newquay, CON, TR7 1HU, United Kingdom
Dr Sheila Strover is the Founder and previous Clinical Editor of the KNEEguru website.
Her medical studies were completed at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa - BSc(Hons) (1968) and MBBCh (1974). She emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1983 and worked as an anaesthetist (anaesthesiologist) until 1989 when she left practice to work in a managerial position at the Droitwich Knee Clinic, which she co-founded with her knee surgeon ex-husband, <a href="/KNEEnotes/retired-knee-surgeon/dr-mr-angus-strover>Angus Strover.
There she was involved with the establishment of The Knee Foundation (an academic trust) and helped to design the content of their academic courses, as well as designing and bringing to production a 3-dimensional arthroscopic training model of the knee.
A sabbatical in at Warwick University 1973-1974 earned her an MBA (1994), and at this stage she also established the KNEEguru company and website and , with help from the shareholders, she started to build the site content which continues to grow.
Dr Strover resigned from the Clinic in 2002, and has concentrated her energies on creating within the KNEEguru website a successful venue for the collaboration of Patients, Clinical Practitioners and Industry in the knee field.
Contributions
Pre-patellar bursitis
Pre-patellar bursitis is inflammation in the pre-patellar bursa, appearing as a tense swelling in front of the kneecap and discreet from the kneecap bone itself.
Pre-patellar bursa
A pre-patellar bursa is a space between the tissues in front of the knee which is enclosed like an envelope and lined with lubricating cells.
Posteromedial corner
The posteromedial corner (PMC) is the region towards the back of the knee on the inner side. Page updated January 2024 by Dr Sheila Strover (Clinical Editor)
Posterolateral rotatory instability
Posterolateral rotatory instability is a particular multi-ligament injury involving damage to the structures of the posterolateral corner at the back of the knee.
Posterolateral corner injury
A posterolateral corner injury includes damage to structures at the back of the knee on the outer side. Page updated February 2024 by Dr Sheila Strover (Clinical Editor)