24 Surgical Management of Patellofemoral Disease TOM MINAS This chapter offers the practicing orthopaedist a practical management approach to dealing with patellofemoral disease. The key to successful treatment relies on…
26 Gene Therapy in the Treatment of Cartilage Injury ANDRE F. STEINERT, GLYN D. PALMER, STEVEN C. GHIVIZZANI, AND CHRISTOPHER H. EVANS Limitations of Current Treatments of Cartilage Injury The…
13 Microfracture Technique PAUL SETHI, RAFFY MIRZAYAN, AND F. DANIEL KHARRAZI Chondral defects of the knee are frequently associated with ligamentous, meniscal and combined injuries of the athlete’s knee.1 Alone,…
21 Cartilage Injury in the Skeletally Immature CHRISTOPHER IOBST AND MININDER S. KOCHER Chondral and osteochondral injuries are being diagnosed with increasing frequency in skeletally immature patients.1 This is likely…
18 Acute Osteochondral Defects in the Knee JOHN G. COSTOUROS, MARC R. SAFRAN, AND GREGORY B. MALETIS Despite surgical and technologic advancements, the treatment of osteochondral defects continues to challenge…
27 Hyaluronan-Based Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation STEFANO ZAFFAGNINI, ELIZAVETA KON, LEONARDO MARCHESINI, MARIA PIA NERI, FRANCESCO IACONO, AND MAURILIO MARCACCI The marked increase in sports participation and increased emphasis on physical…
