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 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 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 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 69 Overview of Psoriatic Arthritis Gary E. Solomon Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory disorder with clinical features that overlap with those of rheumatoid arthritis. There are, however,…
Chapter 30 Secondary, Spontaneous, and Postarthroscopy Osteonecrosis of the Knee Diagnosis and Management Eric J. Strauss, Charles Bush-Joseph, Bernard R. Bach, Jr. Defined as the in situ death of a…
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 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…
Chapter 92 Nonoperative Treatment of Knee Arthritis Harpal S. Khanuja, Marc W. Hungerford, Stephen R. Thompson, Maria S. Goddard, Michael A. Mont Osteoarthritis is one of the most common musculoskeletal…
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…
