Senior Physiotherapist
Senior Physiotherapist
Helen Morris is the Senior Physiotherapist at the London Cartilage Clinic, renowned for her expertise in advanced physiotherapy techniques. Her dedication and skill in rehabilitating patients with cartilage and joint issues make her a pivotal member of Prof. Lee's team, contributing significantly to patient care and recovery.
London Cartilage Clinic
Clinical updates, cartilage treatment guidance, and recovery-focused articles from our specialist team.
Advanced knee osteoarthritis is not a single-tissue disorder: Grade III/IV disease simultaneously damages the articular cartilage (removing structural support) and the synovial membrane (perpetuating inflammation), leaving single-injection treatments unable to address both sites.
High tibial osteotomy delays or prevents total knee replacement in roughly 60–80% of appropriately selected patients by ten years. The procedure corrects varus deformity—the bow-legged misalignment concentrating destructive load on a single knee compartment—by shifting that load toward intact cartilage.
Cartilage has no blood supply; movement pumps synovial fluid through its matrix to feed chondrocytes, so immobilisation after injury actively harms the tissue independent of the original damage.
