Questions and Answers About Knee Problems
Savvy Consumer: Questions and Answers About Knee Problems
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Other Sources of Information on Knee
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- American Academy of
Orthopaedic Surgeons
6300 N.
River Road
Rosemont, IL 60018-4262
847/823-7186
800/346-2267
World Wide Web address: http://www.aaos.org
The academy
publishes several brochures on the knee, including Knee Arthroscopy” and
Total Knee Replacement,” which doctors can obtain and give to their
patients. Single copies of two other pamphlets, Arthroscopy” and Total
Joint Replacement,” are available free to the public if a self-addressed,
stamped envelope is provided.
- American Physical Therapy
Association
1111 N. Fairfax
Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
800/999-APTA (2782)
World Wide Web
address: http://www.apta.org
The
association has published a free brochure titled Taking Care of the
Knees.”
- Arthritis
Foundation
1330 Peach Tree
Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
404/872-7100
800/283-7800 or call your local
chapter (listed in the local telephone directory)
World Wide Web address:
http://www.arthritis.org
The
Foundation has several free brochures about coping with arthritis, taking
nonsteroid and steroid medicines, and exercise. A free brochure on protecting
your joints is titled Using Your Joints Wisely.” The foundation also
provides doctor referrals.
- American College of
Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals
60 Executive Park South, Suite 150
Atlanta,
GA 30329
404/633-3777
Fax: 404/633-1870
World Wide Web address:
http://www.rheumatology.org
This national professional organization can provide referrals to
rheumatologists and allied health professionals, such as physical therapists.
One-page fact sheets are available on various forms of arthritis. Lists of
specialists by geographic area and fact sheets are also available on ACR's web
site.
- National Arthritis and
Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse
(NAMSIC)
National Institutes of
Health
1 AMS Circle
Bethesda, MD 20892-3675
Phone: 301/495-4484
TTY: 301/ 565-2966
World Wide Web address: http://www.nih.gov/niams
The Clearinghouse has additional information about some of the knee
problems described in this fact sheet, including osteoarthritis and avascular
necrosis, as well as information about total knee replacement and arthritis and
exercise. Single copies of fact sheets and information packages on these topics
are available free upon request.
*Brand names included in this fact sheet are
provided as examples only, and their inclusion does not mean that these
products are endorsed by the National Institutes of Health or any other
Government agency. Also, if a particular brand name is not mentioned, this does
not mean or imply that the product is unsatisfactory.
The NIAMS gratefully acknowledges the assistance
of Frank A Pettrone, M.D., of Arlington/Vienna,Virginia; W. Norman Scott, M.D.,
of Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, New York; and James Panagis, M.D.,
M.P.H., and John H. Klippel, M.D., of the National Institutes of Health, in the
preparation and review of this fact sheet.
The National Arthritis
and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NAMSIC) is a
public service sponsored by the NIAMS that provides health information and
information sources. The NIAMS, a part of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH), leads the Federal medical research effort in arthritis and
musculoskeletal and skin diseases. The NIAMS sponsors research and research
training throughout the United States as well as on the NIH campus in Bethesda,
MD, and disseminates health and research information.
JW 9/97
Office of
Scientific and Health Communications
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