Chapter 67 Gout and Other Crystalline Arthropathies Aryeh M. Abeles, Michael H. Pillinger Crystalline Arthropathies Although there are a number of crystal-related arthropathies, the most common are gout and pseudogout,…
Chapter 26 Articular Cartilage Repair With Bioscaffolds Jack Farr, II, Andreas Gomoll The goal of articular cartilage restoration is to recreate normal hyaline cartilage at the site of a cartilage…
Chapter 49 Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction James E. Voos, Travis G. Maak, Riley J. Williams, III, Thomas L. Wickiewicz Although primary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is commonly a…
Chapter 53 Rehabilitation of the Surgically Reconstructed and Nonsurgically Treated Anterior Cruciate Ligament Jonathan T. Finnoff, Diane L. Dahm The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) serves a number of roles within…
Chapter 27 Failed Cartilage Repair Robert C. Grumet, Sarvottam Bajaj, Brian J. Cole The management of traumatic and degenerative cartilage lesions is a known challenge given the limited vascularity and…
Chapter 17 Does Strain in the Patella Change After TKA? A Finite Element Investigation of Natural and Implanted Patellae Clare K. Fitzpatrick, Mark A. Baldwin, Azhar A. Ali, Peter J….
Chapter 136 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Guidelines Paul F. Lachiewicz BACKGROUND RATIONALE AND METHODOLOGY RECOMMENDATIONS DISCUSSION Clinical guidelines in medicine have been devised to standardize and improve patient care…
Chapter 78 Soft Tissue Healing Susan Craig Scott, Robert S. Reiffel A patient who is to undergo total knee arthroplasty is focused on relief of pain and increased mobility, major…
Chapter 143 Advances in Mechanical Compression Devices Andrew I. Spitzer MECHANICAL DEVICES THE ROLE OF MECHANICAL COMPRESSION AFTER TKA EMERGING TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS “The prevention of thrombophlebitis and pulmonary…
Chapter 149 Surgical Management of Malignant Bone Tumors Around the Knee Michael D. Neel TUMOR BIOLOGY PRINCIPLES OF SURGICAL MANAGEMENT Surgical Margins Patient Selection for Limb Salvage versus Amputation Principles…
