Chapter 42 Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Robert A. Magnussen, Joseph P. DeAngelis, Kurt P. Spindler Advantages of and Contraindications to Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autograft Procedures Although general indications…
Chapter 31 Healing of Knee Ligaments and Menisci Seth L. Sherman, Scott A. Rodeo Muscle, ligaments, and menisci complement the bony architecture of the knee and allow for normal kinematics…
Chapter 62 Distal Realignment of the Patellofemoral Joint Indications, Effects, Results, and Recommendations William R. Post, John P. Fulkerson Effective surgical treatment of patellofemoral pain and/or instability depends on an…
Chapter 56 Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Posterior Inlay Technique Thomas Keller, Mark Miller Injuries to the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) occur much less frequently than injuries to the anterior cruciate…
Chapter 3 Clinical Examination of the Knee Michael P. Nett, Henrik B. Pedersen, Gregory J. Roehrig, Alfred J. Tria, Jr., W. Norman Scott History Despite improvements in advanced imaging techniques,…
Chapter 34 All-Inside Arthroscopic Meniscal Repair Kimberly A. Turman, F. Winston Gwathmey, Jr., David R. Diduch The concept of meniscal repair was first described by Annandale in 1885.5 It is…
Chapter 81 Tibial Plateau Fractures Joshua R. Langford, David J. Jacofsky, George J. Haidukewych Fractures of the tibial plateau represent only 1% to 2% of all fractures but account for…
Chapter 82 Fractures of the Patella Frank A. Liporace, Joshua R. Langford, George J. Haidukewych Patellar fractures constitute approximately 1% of all bony injuries, with traffic accidents and falls being…
Chapter 83 Treatment of Periprosthetic Fractures Around a Total Knee Arthroplasty George J. Haidukewych, Steven Lyons, Thomas Bernasek Periprosthetic fractures remain common complications after total knee arthroplasty. The number of…
