10 Lateral Closing Wedge Osteotomy Jeff A. Fox and Charles A. Bush-Joseph Indications Medial unicompartmental osteoarthritis with primarily medial compartment pain associated with mild to moderate varus deformity It is…
18 Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autograft or Allograft Richard B. Jones and Richard D. Parker There has been increasing interest in the biomechanics and reconstruction of the…
13 Endoscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Grafts: Autograft and Allograft Techniques Kevin B. Freedman and Bernard R. Bach Jr. Indications A patient with an acute or chronic…
9 Implantation of Fresh Osteochondral Allografts of the Knee Kevin B. Freedman and Brian J. Cole Indications Localized, unipolar symptomatic chondral lesion of femoral condyle, trochlea, or patella1 Young, high-demand…
2 Indications and Techniques for Meniscus Repair Chris Roth and Scott A. Rodeo The important functions of the meniscus have led to efforts to repair rather than resect the torn…
1 Arthroscopic Meniscectomy Augustus D. Mazzocca and Charles A. Bush-Joseph Meniscal tears are is a common injury to the knee joint. Poehling et al1 reported two major patterns of meniscal…
24 Multiligament Injurie Matthew S. Shapiro Severe knee injuries that damage multiple ligaments are among the worst extremity injuries that orthopaedists encounter. They are fairly unusual, and their relative rarity…
5 Arthroscopic Debridement of the Knee Robert A. Sellards and Brian J. Cole Arthroscopic debridement is a surgical option in the man agement of degenerative arthritis (Fig. 5–1). It is…
6 Microfracture of Articular Cartilage Bryan T. Kelly and John D. MacGillivray Full-thickness defects of articular cartilage in the knee have a poor capacity for repair due to the lack…
7Treatment of Posterolateral Knee Injuries ♦ Treatment of Grade 1 and Grade 2 Posterolateral Knee Injuries The recommended treatment for grade 1 to 2, or partial, posterolateral knee injuries is…
