Chapter 142 Advances in Anticoagulation for Total Joint Arthroplasty—The Newer Agents Richard J. Friedman DIRECT FACTOR XA INHIBITORS Mode of Action Apixaban Rivaroxaban DIRECT THROMBIN INHIBITORS Mode of Action Dabigatran…
Chapter 116 Computer-Navigated Total Knee Arthroplasty S. David Stulberg Computer-assisted surgery (CAS) has emerged as one of the most important technologies in orthopedic surgery, and many of the initial applications…
Chapter 102 Bicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Michael S. Shin, V. Karthik Jonna, Alfred J. Tria, Jr. * Partial knee arthroplasty developed in the 1950s with devices such as the McKeever and…
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 46 Double-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Kenneth R. Morse, Verena M. Schreiber, Freddie H. Fu Single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has largely been a successful surgery over the…
Chapter 89 Tibial Spine Fractures Yi-Meng Yen, Mininder S. Kocher An avulsion fracture of the tibial intercondylar eminence usually occurs in individuals between the ages of 8 and 14 with…
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 117 Imageless Computer Navigation in Total Knee Arthroplasty The Simpler Wave of the Future Aaron A. Hofmann, Jeremy McCandless The use of computer-based systems during total knee arthroplasty (TKA)…
Chapter 86 Meniscal Disorders Kevin Klingele, Dennis Kramer, Mininder S. Kocher Meniscal Tears Meniscal tears are being seen with increasing frequency in the pediatric population.9 Potential causes of this include…
Chapter 153 Soft Tissue Tumors of the Knee Kimberly Templeton CLINICAL FEATURES EVALUATION DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Cystic Lesions Intra-Articular Pathology Benign Extra-Articular Soft Tissue Neoplasms Malignant Soft Tissue Tumors SUMMARY Soft…
