I am an 8th grader at Mendocino Middle school. I am doing a project on
Knee injuries and treatments. The question I am investigating is: What are
the causes and treatments of common knee injuries? If possible, I am
interested in knowing the causes of and treatments for Osteoarthritis and
Extensor Mechanism Tendonitis for example. If there are other important
types of knee injuries such as those having to do with ligaments that I
have not mentioned, I would be interested in any information concerning
these, as well as the treatments. Any new developments in treatment in
this area, and the use of weight training in rehab is also of interest to
me. I am interested in this topic because I have in the past had Extensor
Mechanism Tendonitis and have always had pain after basketball games and
such. I am also interested in Internet sites and have already gotten a lot
of info from  the WWW site: http://www.***.com/
and have found  information from here but would like to know more site if
you know of them.   We have gopher and WWW access at our school.

Thank You,

Nat Corey-Moran

If you would like some specific questions:
What are the causes and treatments of common knee injuries?
1. What is the cause and treatment of Extensor Mechanism Tendonitis?
2. What are several injuries that are very common in athletics, to the Knee?
3. What are the injuries that warrant having the knee drained?
4. Why does having the knee drained help?
5. What are some new methods of rehabilitating the knee, from injuries
that warrant surgery?
6. Why is weight training used in rehab, and how effective is it?
7. How effective is surgery, and how long does it take to rehabilitate the knee?
8. What do you know about medicine other than western, such as acupuncture
in treating the knee? How effective is it.
9. What are some of the most famous centers in treating knee injuries.
10.   Do you have any recommendations on finding more information?
11.   For the most common knee injuries what are the types surgical
procedures are most used in treating.