Chapter109 Posterior Cruciate Ligament Retention in Total Knee Arthroplasty Aaron G. Rosenberg The debate over whether to preserve the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) in total knee arthroplasty (TKA), so-called cruciate-retaining…
Chapter 86 Meniscal Disorders Kevin Klingele, Dennis Kramer, Mininder S. Kocher Meniscal Tears Meniscal tears are being seen with increasing frequency in the pediatric population.9 Potential causes of this include…
Chapter 15 Contact Mechanics of the Human Knee Adrija Sharma, Richard D. Komistek METHODS FOR STUDYING KNEE CONTACT MECHANICS NORMAL KNEE MOTION NORMAL KNEE FORCES COMPARISON OF TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY…
Chapter 130 Management of Bone Defects in Revision Total Knee Arthroscopy Augments, Structural and Impaction Grafts, and Cones R. Michael Meneghini, Arlen D. Hanssen Bone loss may be encountered in…
Chapter 110 Posterior Cruciate Sacrificing Total Knee Arthroplasty Aaron A. Hofmann, Jeremy McCandless Debate continues regarding the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Good long-term data exist…
Chapter 87 Osteochondritis Dissecans Theodore J. Ganley, John M. Flynn Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is an acquired, potentially reversible disorder of the subchondral bone and of the overlying articular cartilage. Initially,…
Chapter 138 Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis After Knee Surgery The European Approach David Warwick EFFECT OF PROPHYLAXIS AFTER KNEE ARTHROSCOPY RISK ASSESSMENT PROPHYLAXIS Duration Types In Europe, an ever-increasing number of…
Chapter 147 Evaluation of the Patient With a Bone Lesion About the Knee Ginger E. Holt HISTORY Symptoms Patient Age Activity Level Past Medical History PHYSICAL EXAMINATION IMAGING Local Systemic…
Chapter 132 Patellar Fractures in Total Knee Arthroplasty Daniel J. Berry Extensor mechanism problems frequently are cited as among the most common reasons for failure after total knee arthroplasty (TKA).21,22,26…
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,…
