Cartilage Injuries in the Shoulder
20 Cartilage Injuries in the Shoulder JEFF A. FOX, BRIAN J. COLE, TAMARA K. PYLAWKA, AND ANTHONY A. ROMEO Localized articular cartilage lesions of the glenohumeral joint in young athletes…
Meniscal Transplantation
23 Meniscal Transplantation WAYNE K. GERSOFF The meniscus was not always held in high esteem. In the early 1900s it was considered to be a functionless vestigial structure. It wasn’t…
Surgical Management of Patellofemoral Disease
24 Surgical Management of Patellofemoral Disease TOM MINAS This chapter offers the practicing orthopaedist a practical management approach to dealing with patellofemoral disease. The key to successful treatment relies on…
Gene Therapy in the Treatment of Cartilage Injury
26 Gene Therapy in the Treatment of Cartilage Injury ANDRE F. STEINERT, GLYN D. PALMER, STEVEN C. GHIVIZZANI, AND CHRISTOPHER H. EVANS Limitations of Current Treatments of Cartilage Injury The…
Microfracture Technique
13 Microfracture Technique PAUL SETHI, RAFFY MIRZAYAN, AND F. DANIEL KHARRAZI Chondral defects of the knee are frequently associated with ligamentous, meniscal and combined injuries of the athlete’s knee.1 Alone,…
Cartilage Injury in the Skeletally Immature
21 Cartilage Injury in the Skeletally Immature CHRISTOPHER IOBST AND MININDER S. KOCHER Chondral and osteochondral injuries are being diagnosed with increasing frequency in skeletally immature patients.1 This is likely…
Acute Osteochondral Defects in the Knee
18 Acute Osteochondral Defects in the Knee JOHN G. COSTOUROS, MARC R. SAFRAN, AND GREGORY B. MALETIS Despite surgical and technologic advancements, the treatment of osteochondral defects continues to challenge…
