Knee
NRO is here to provide Missoula with the most qualified surgeons available to take care of any of your knee-related orthopaedic needs.

Some of the knee symptoms and conditions we treat at Northern Rockies Orthopedics include:
Symptoms
- Swelling and stiffness
- Redness and warmth to the touch
- Weakness or instability
- Popping or crunching noises
- Inability to fully straighten the knee
- Locking
- Shifting or slipping sensation
- Clicking
Conditions
- ACL or Anterior cruciate ligament tear
- PCL or post to your cruciate ligament tear
- MCL or medial collateral ligament tear
- LCL or lateral collateral ligament tear
- PLC or Posterolateral corner injury
- Medial meniscus tear
- Lateral meniscus tear
- Meniscus root horn tear
- Iliotibial band syndrome
- Patellar tendinitis or jumper’s knee
- Prepatellar bursitis
- Lateral patellar compression syndrome
- Lateral patellar instability
- Patella femoral arthritis
- Knee endstage arthritis
- Baker’s cyst
- Ganglion cyst
- Medial meniscal cyst
- Lateral meniscus cyst
- Hamstring strain
- Gastrocnemius or calf strain
- Quadricep strain or rupture
- Patellar tendon rupture
- Tibiofibular instability
- Chronic Exertional compartment syndrome
- Patella fracture
- Tibial plateau fracture
- Fibula fracture
- Femoral fracture
- Tibial spine avulsion or ACL bony avulsion
- Bucket handle meniscus tear
- Articular cartilage injury
Treatments offered:
Knee replacement
- Total knee arthroplasty (TKA)
- Partial knee replacement (UKA)
- Same day discharge outpatient knee replacement
Knee re-alignment
- High tibial osteotomy (HTO)
- Distal femoral osteotomy (DFO)
- Patellar realignment
- Tibial tubercle transfer
Ligament repair and reconstruction
- Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction
- All-inside graftlink technique
- Allograft or cadaver graft
- Autograft with patellar tendon, hamstring tendon or quadriceps tendon
- PCL or Posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
- Medial collateral ligament reconstruction
- Collateral ligament repair
- Medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction/repair
- Multiligament reconstruction for knee dislocation
- Patellar tendon repair
- Quadriceps tendon repair
- Lateral release
Meniscus surgery
- Medial meniscus repair
- Lateral meniscus repair
- Root horn repair of meniscus
- Partial meniscectomy
Cartilage repair and reconstruction
- Articular Cartilage repair
- Microfracture
- Biocartilage
- Fresh osteochondral graft transfer
- OATS transfer
- Cartiform
Fracture care
- Repair of femur fractures
- Repair of fractures around knee replacements (periprosthetic fracture)
- Repair of patella fractures
- Repair of tibial plateau fractures
Physical therapy
- Blood flow restriction therapy
- Dry needling
- Fall assessment and prevention
- Gait training
- Neuromuscular training
- Sport specific training
- Strength training
Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
Reconstructive Knee Treatments and Surgeries
Knee Injuries, Diseases, and Conditions
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