Chapter 149 Surgical Management of Malignant Bone Tumors Around the Knee Michael D. Neel TUMOR BIOLOGY PRINCIPLES OF SURGICAL MANAGEMENT Surgical Margins Patient Selection for Limb Salvage versus Amputation Principles…
Chapter 92 Nonoperative Treatment of Knee Arthritis Harpal S. Khanuja, Marc W. Hungerford, Stephen R. Thompson, Maria S. Goddard, Michael A. Mont Osteoarthritis is one of the most common musculoskeletal…
Chapter 27 Failed Cartilage Repair Robert C. Grumet, Sarvottam Bajaj, Brian J. Cole The management of traumatic and degenerative cartilage lesions is a known challenge given the limited vascularity and…
Chapter 107 Cemented Total Knee Arthroplasty The Gold Standard Bryan D. Springer, J. Bohannon Mason Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most successful surgical procedures in medical history….
Chapter 71 Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Knee Current Medical Management Andrew G. Franks, Jr. There has been substantial transformation, not without controversy, in the suggested algorithms for the treatment of…
Chapter 15 Contact Mechanics of the Human Knee Adrija Sharma, Richard D. Komistek METHODS FOR STUDYING KNEE CONTACT MECHANICS NORMAL KNEE MOTION NORMAL KNEE FORCES COMPARISON OF TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY…
Chapter 93 Scoring Systems and Their Validation for the Arthritic Knee Adam C. Brekke, Philip C. Noble, Brian S. Parsley, Kenneth B. Mathis BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE SCORING SYSTEM STRUCTURE Item…
Chapter 16 In Vivo Mechanics and Vibration of the Knee Joint Sumesh M. Zingde KNEE KINEMATICS: MOBILE OR FIXED, RETAINING OR SACRIFICING? KNEE KINETICS: WHAT HAVE WE FOUND? Telemetry Mathematical…
Chapter 134 Economics of Total Knee Arthroplasty Adam J. Rana, William L. Healy EPIDEMIOLOGY REIMBURSEMENT Surgeon Hospital HOSPITAL COST CONTAINMENT Utilization Review and Control Unit Cost Control Vendor Cost Control…
Chapter 137 Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Knee Surgery Limitations of Aspirin and Mechanical Devices John P. Fletcher METHODS OF PROPHYLAXIS Mechanical Prophylaxis Pharmacologic Prophylaxis Combined Mechanical and Pharmacologic Prophylaxis…
