Dr Thomas Smallman
Knee Surgeon
Degrees: BSc, MSc, MD, FRCS (C), CSPQ
Particular expertise: Anterior knee pain
Website: https://tvsmallman.com/
Location: North Medical Center, 5100 W. Taft Road, Suite 2R, Liverpool, NY, 13088, United States of America
DR SMALLMAN HAS RETIRED.
Dr Smallman's special expertise is in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic knee pain. As a physician, my special interest is in you, adult or child, plagued by disabling knee pain which dominates your life. Such pain in the adult is often multifactorial. In the child such pain is of urgent concern, as it can be overwhelming, inducing avoidance behavior and lifestyle modification within months. We have published a peer-reviewed, safe, simple surgical approach to chronic knee pain, successful in most. Our team’s research interest is chronic knee pain, in adults and children.
Contributions
BACKGROUND ANATOMY - how the fat pad and infrapatellar plica form
Some people do not have an infrapatellar plica (ligamentum mucosum). Dr Smallman explains -
BACKGROUND ANATOMY - The Infrapatellar Plica
The ligamentum mucosum or infrapatellar plica seems to play a role in anterior knee pain. Dr Smallman explains...
BACKGROUND ANATOMY - The Fat Pad
Dr Smallman explains how the fat pad was ignored for many years but has turned out to be critical in understanding anterior knee pain
BACKGROUND ANATOMY - Anterior compartment of the knee
Dr Smallman discusses the anatomy of the anterior compartment of the knee with a view to relating it to the symptoms of anterior knee pain.
CLINICAL CASES - Case 4
A patient develops anterior knee pain during her adolescent growth spurt. Dr Smallman explains...