Author Publication year Number of patients Average age (range) Male/female Navigation system Average follow-up (months) Navigation group Conventional group Plaweski et al. 2006 30 30 30 (16–50) 40:20 Image-free (surgetics)…
Fig. 25.1 Illustration and arthroscopic image showing a right knee notchplasty (Reprinted from Koga et al. [1], ©2014, by permission of SAGE Publications) 25.2 Indications for Notchplasty and Notchplasty Technique…
Fig. 32.1 Bioprosthetic glutaraldehyde-treated vascular grafts Soft Tissue Augmentation Devices Recent developments in orthopedic soft tissue reconstruction have involved the development of xenograft tissue augmentation devices. These materials are subjected…
Fig. 18.1 Anisometry profiles of anteromedial (AM), posterolateral (PL), central, and conventional single-bundle fibers are shown at different flexion angles. Fiber lengths were normalized to zero at full extension for…
Fig. 16.1 Dynamic observation of the midsubstance and fanlike extension fibers during flexion-extension motion of the knee. At full extension (a), the midsubstance fibers had a paralel pattern. At 15–30°…
Fig. 8.1 Distal femoral growth plate of a 10-month-old sheep (x perichondral fibrous ring of LaCroix, *ossification groove of Ranvier, E epiphysis, M metaphysis, arrow center of the growth plate…
Fig. 2.1 Anesthesiologist performing spinal block Peripheral nerve blocks place local anesthetic directly around the major nerves in the thigh, such as the femoral nerve or the sciatic nerve. These…
Fig. 33.1 The original Lemaire procedure. (a) Passing the the slip of ITB under LCL and through a bone tunnel posterior and proximal to the LCL origin, (b) folding the…
Fig. 39.1 Positioning of the sensor during PS analysis The device can be also used during the intraoperative dynamic laxity evaluation [21]. For this specific condition, the sensor needs to…
Fig. 27.1 Change of tibial position relative to femur with an increase in the initial graft tension. The initial position of the tibia without graft tension is illustrated by the…
