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
Patellar tracking
Patellar tracking is the gliding of the patella within the underlying groove of the femur bone.
Patellar tilt test
The patellar tilt test assesses the tautness of the retinacular tissue on either side of the patella. A tight retinaculum on one side may cause excessive pressure against the wall of the underlying groove, leading to pain. Page updated March 2024 by Dr Sheila Strover (Clinical Editor)
Patellar tilt
Patellar tilt is when the patella is tilted to one side, generally the lateral (outer) side, associated with tightness in the lateral retinaculum, the fibrous restraint at the lateral side of the patella. Page updated July 2024 by Dr Sheila Strover (Clinical Editor)
Patellar tendon rupture
A patellar tendon rupture is a partial or complete breaking of the patellar tendon under the kneecap.
Patellar tendon
The patellar tendon is the broad tendon strap under the kneecap, joining it to the tibia (shin). Page updated July 2024 by Dr Sheila Strover (Clinical Editor)