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Fig. 6.1 HTO – medial opening wedge Currently HTO is undergoing a revival, particularly in younger more active patients, due to the desire to preserve the native knee, bone stock,…

Fig. 5.1 Arthroscopic image of microfracture Microfracture is a technique introduced by Steadman et al., which involves the accurate debridement of all unstable and damaged articular cartilage, down to the…

Medial or lateral compartmental osteoarthritis or osteonecrosis Age >50 years old Weight <124.7 kg Minimal pain at rest Range-of-motion (ROM) arc >90° with <15° flexion contracture Angular deformity <15° that…

Fig. 9.1 Compohe KineSpring® Knee Implant System (Moximed, Inc, Hayward, CA, USA). (a) Femoral base, (b) load absorber spring, (c) tibial base Fig. 9.2 Schematic drawing of the KineSpring® Knee…

Fig. 4.1 Age and gender-adjusted population rates (per 1000) of arthroscopic knee debridement by year [6] 4.2 Trends in the Rate of Arthroscopic Knee Surgery Wai et al. [6] published…

© ISAKOS 2016David A. Parker (ed.)Management of Knee Osteoarthritis in the Younger, Active Patient10.1007/978-3-662-48530-9_10 10. Conclusions David A. Parker1, 2, 3, 4   (1) North Shore Knee Clinic, Sydney, NSW, Australia (2) Sydney Orthopaedic Research Institute, Chatswood,…