Chapter 57 Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Transtibial Double-Bundle Technique Gregory C. Fanelli Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) surgical reconstruction may be unsuccessful because of failure to recognize and treat associated ligament…
Chapter 80 Distal Femur Fractures Eric M. Lindvall, Anthony F. Infante, Jr., Roy Sanders Anatomy General Anatomy The distal femur extends for approximately the distal third of the femur.23,28,70 It…
Chapter 152 Metastatic Disease About the Knee Evaluation and Surgical Treatment Timothy A. Damron TREATMENT PRINCIPLES EVALUATION PREDICTION OF IMPENDING FRACTURE ORTHOPEDIC MANAGEMENT According to the latest cancer statistics, at…
Chapter 126 Extensile Surgical Exposures for Revision Total Knee Replacement Christopher R. Gooding, Donald S. Garbuz, Bassam A. Masri Adequate exposure is one of the most common difficulties encountered in…
Chapter 115 Computer Navigation in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty James B. Stiehl Numerous authors have investigated outcomes following total knee arthroplasty (TKA), finding that malalignment greater than 3 degrees resulted…
Chapter 146 Pain Management The Surgeon’s Approach Kelly Stets, Jose Rodriguez ANXIETY REDUCTION PREEMPTIVE ANALGESIA REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND BLOCKS INTRAOPERATIVE INTERVENTIONS Local Injection/Tissue Infiltration PACU AND IMMEDIATE POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD SUMMARY…
Chapter 79 The Problem Wound Coverage Options Susan Craig Scott In assessing the approach to soft tissue healing in patients who are candidates for total knee arthroplasty, ideal circumstances allow…
Chapter 120 Custom-Made Cutting Guides for Total Knee Arthroplasty Mahmoud Hafez Custom-made cutting guides is a new concept of using computer-assisted preoperative planning to provide patient-specific instruments that could replace…
Chapter 144 Prevention of Thrombophlebitis and Pulmonary Embolism in Total Knee Arthroplasty Richard J. Friedman KNEE SURGERY AND THROMBOTIC RISK OPTIONS FOR THROMBOPROPHYLAXIS IN KNEE SURGERY Pharmacologic Thromboprophylaxis Mechanical Thromboprophylaxis…
Chapter 119 Management of Extra-articular Deformity in Total Knee Arthroplasty With Navigation J. Bohannon Mason, Thomas K. Fehring Total knee arthroplasty is challenging in the presence of extra-articular deformity as…
