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…
Osteochondral Autograft Plug Transfer
Chapter 23 Osteochondral Autograft Plug Transfer Eli Chen, Nicholas A. Sgaglione The treatment of symptomatic focal articular cartilage defects continues to present a clinical dilemma for many orthopedists. Surgical approaches…
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…
Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Transtibial Double-Bundle Technique
Chapter 57 Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Transtibial Double-Bundle Technique Gregory C. Fanelli Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) surgical reconstruction may be unsuccessful because of failure to recognize and treat associated ligament…
