Arthroscopic Meniscal Resection
Chapter 32 Arthroscopic Meniscal Resection Yair D. Kissin, W. Norman Scott, Fred D. Cushner The medial and lateral menisci are two semilunar fibrocartilaginous structures that were once thought of as…
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Hamstring Tendons
Chapter 43 Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Hamstring Tendons Leo Pinczewski, Lucy Salmon, Shinichi Maeno, Catherine Hui The evolution of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructive surgery has been from open…
The Infected Total Knee Replacement
Chapter 128 The Infected Total Knee Replacement Erik P. Severson, Arlen D. Hanssen Deep infection remains one of the most challenging complications following total knee replacement (TKR). The complexity and…
Medial Ligamentous Injuries of the Knee: Acute and Chronic
Chapter 39 Medial Ligamentous Injuries of the Knee Acute and Chronic Gehron Treme, Robert C. Schenck, Jr. Introduction Injuries to the medial collateral ligament (MCL) are commonly encountered by orthopedic…
Allograft Prosthetic Composite Reconstruction of the Knee
Chapter 150 Allograft Prosthetic Composite Reconstruction of the Knee Christopher P. Beauchamp, Ian D. Dickey BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ALLOGRAFT PROSTHETIC RECONSTRUCTION ALLOGRAFT PROSTHETIC COMPOSITE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE TIBIA—TECHNIQUE EXTENSOR MECHANISM…
Mobile-Bearing Total Knee Arthroplasty
Chapter 112 Mobile-Bearing Total Knee Arthroplasty Raymond H. Kim, Douglas A. Dennis Indications for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have expanded as prosthetic designs, implant materials, and surgical techniques have improved….
Metastatic Disease About the Knee: Evaluation and Surgical Treatment
Chapter 152 Metastatic Disease About the Knee Evaluation and Surgical Treatment Timothy A. Damron TREATMENT PRINCIPLES EVALUATION PREDICTION OF IMPENDING FRACTURE ORTHOPEDIC MANAGEMENT According to the latest cancer statistics, at…
Advances in Anticoagulation for Total Joint Arthroplasty—The Newer Agents
Chapter 142 Advances in Anticoagulation for Total Joint Arthroplasty—The Newer Agents Richard J. Friedman DIRECT FACTOR XA INHIBITORS Mode of Action Apixaban Rivaroxaban DIRECT THROMBIN INHIBITORS Mode of Action Dabigatran…
Computer-Navigated Total Knee Arthroplasty
Chapter 116 Computer-Navigated Total Knee Arthroplasty S. David Stulberg Computer-assisted surgery (CAS) has emerged as one of the most important technologies in orthopedic surgery, and many of the initial applications…
Bicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
Chapter 102 Bicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Michael S. Shin, V. Karthik Jonna, Alfred J. Tria, Jr. * Partial knee arthroplasty developed in the 1950s with devices such as the McKeever and…
