Educational information, not a diagnosis
The information on this site is educational and does not replace an individual medical consultation. Symptoms, diagnoses and treatment options vary between patients. Reading a page here cannot tell you which structure is involved in your knee, and it is not a diagnosis of your case.
Every treatment has indications and risks
Every treatment has indications, limitations and potential risks, which are discussed individually before a decision is made. Individual outcomes and recovery times vary, and no page here promises a result or a recovery time for your case.
The 3D knee model
The interactive knee on the home page is an educational illustration. It is not a diagnosis and it does not represent your anatomy. Selecting a structure there does not identify the source of your symptoms.
What the WhatsApp line is for
The WhatsApp line is used to arrange your appointment. It is not a channel for medical advice, for reading your imaging or for an opinion on your symptoms. Your history, examination and imaging are read together in the consultation.
Urgent symptoms
If your knee cannot bear weight after an injury, looks deformed, locks and cannot be straightened, or comes with fever, severe swelling or spreading redness, seek urgent medical care instead of waiting for an appointment.
External links
Some pages link to studies, guidelines and public sources. Those pages are maintained by their own publishers, and their content is not under the control of Dr. Ronald Barreto or of this site.