Patellofemoral Syndrome: Proximal Realignment Alfred J. Tria Jr. Patient Presentation and Symptoms The most common symptom is anterior knee pain accentuated by stair climbing or walking up an incline surface….
Total Knee Replacement: Valgus Release Adolph V. Lombardi Jr. The valgus arthritic knee presents as a complex deformity characterized by bone loss involving the lateral femoral condyle, contractures of the…
Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: Component Removal and Modular Selection Stephen D. Lucey, Giles R. Scuderi Patient Presentation and Symptoms Total knee arthroplasty has become a very common orthopedic procedure. Excellent…
Infected Total Knee Replacement: Two-Stage Exchange Using the PROSTALAC System Bassam A. Masri, Clive P. Duncan Between 1 and 2% of knee replacements are complicated by deep infection. In most…
Total Knee Arthroplasty—Varus Deformity: Medial Release Steven Joel Arsht, Giles R Scuderi Varus deformity is the most common deformity encountered in osteoarthritis of the knee. Bone loss from the posteromedial…
10 Chondral Injuries Treated with Osteochondral Autograft Transfer Elliott H. Leitman, Craig D. Morgan Chondral defects of the weight-bearing area of the femoral condyles may be treated using an osteochondral…
Infected Total Knee Replacement: Cement Spacer Mark W. Pagnano An antibiotic-containing bone cement spacer can be a valuable adjunct during the treatment of an infected total knee replacement with the…
16 Ligament Injuries: Posterior Cruciate Ligament David A. McGuire Patient Presentation and Symptoms Pain Swelling Knee instability Progressive loss of motion Progressive deformity (posterior shift of tibia) Indications A symptomatic…
26 Meniscal Injuries/Repair: BioStinger F. Alan Barber Meniscal repair recognizes the importance of the meniscus in knee stability, load transmission, joint lubrication, and articular cartilage nutrition. After significant meniscus loss,…
Total Knee Arthroplasty: Posterior Cruciate Ligament Recession Richard J. Friedman Preservation of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has been advocated to reproduce more normal knee…
