Physeal Fractures About the Knee
Chapter 90 Physeal Fractures About the Knee Jennifer Weiss, David L. Skaggs Background Physeal fractures about the knee can occur in the form of distal femoral physeal fractures, proximal tibial…
Cementless Total Knee Designs
Chapter 108 Cementless Total Knee Designs Leo A. Whiteside History Cement use in arthroplasty remains a controversial issue and has decreased sharply in total hip, total shoulder, and total ankle…
Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Chapter 42 Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Robert A. Magnussen, Joseph P. DeAngelis, Kurt P. Spindler Advantages of and Contraindications to Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autograft Procedures Although general indications…
Healing of Knee Ligaments and Menisci
Chapter 31 Healing of Knee Ligaments and Menisci Seth L. Sherman, Scott A. Rodeo Muscle, ligaments, and menisci complement the bony architecture of the knee and allow for normal kinematics…
Distal Realignment of the Patellofemoral Joint: Indications, Effects, Results, and Recommendations
Chapter 62 Distal Realignment of the Patellofemoral Joint Indications, Effects, Results, and Recommendations William R. Post, John P. Fulkerson Effective surgical treatment of patellofemoral pain and/or instability depends on an…
Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Posterior Inlay Technique
Chapter 56 Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Posterior Inlay Technique Thomas Keller, Mark Miller Injuries to the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) occur much less frequently than injuries to the anterior cruciate…
Clinical Examination of the Knee
Chapter 3 Clinical Examination of the Knee Michael P. Nett, Henrik B. Pedersen, Gregory J. Roehrig, Alfred J. Tria, Jr., W. Norman Scott History Despite improvements in advanced imaging techniques,…
All-Inside Arthroscopic Meniscal Repair
Chapter 34 All-Inside Arthroscopic Meniscal Repair Kimberly A. Turman, F. Winston Gwathmey, Jr., David R. Diduch The concept of meniscal repair was first described by Annandale in 1885.5 It is…
Tibial Plateau Fractures
Chapter 81 Tibial Plateau Fractures Joshua R. Langford, David J. Jacofsky, George J. Haidukewych Fractures of the tibial plateau represent only 1% to 2% of all fractures but account for…
Fractures of the Patella
Chapter 82 Fractures of the Patella Frank A. Liporace, Joshua R. Langford, George J. Haidukewych Patellar fractures constitute approximately 1% of all bony injuries, with traffic accidents and falls being…
