Closing Wedge Proximal Tibial Osteotomy
Closing Wedge Proximal Tibial Osteotomy Kim C. Bertin Patient Presentation and Symptoms Degenerative arthritis of the medial compartment of the knee is a common disease. Patients present with pain over…
The Lateral Approach in Total Knee Arthroplasty
3 The Lateral Approach in Total Knee Arthroplasty Peter A. Keblish Patient Presentation and Symptoms Patients presenting for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) experience considerable pain, swelling, and various types of…
Ligament Injuries: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Hamstring Tendons
14 Ligament Injuries: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Hamstring Tendons Timothy S. Mologne, Mologne Marc J. Patient Presentation and Symptoms Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are among the most common…
Tissue Expansion in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Tissue Expansion in Total Knee Arthroplasty Susan Craig Scott Stage 1 Expander Insertion Patients requiring tissue expansion prior to joint replacement are those who have had multiple surgical procedures about…
Meniscal Injuries/Repair: FasT-Fix
25 Meniscal Injuries/Repair: FasT-Fix F. Alan Barber The FasT-Fix is one of the new self-adjusting meniscal repair devices.1,2 It is based on the older T-Fix and represents a significant design…
Meniscal Injuries/Repair: RapidLoc
24 Meniscal Injuries/Repair: RapidLoc F. Alan Barber Recently developed meniscal repair devices offer a self-adjusting approach for meniscal repair.1 The RapidLoc is one such device and offers the same advantages…
Arthroscopic Abrasion Arthroplasty
11 Arthroscopic Abrasion Arthroplasty Lanny L. Johnson The operation known as arthroscopic abrasion arthroplasty (AAA) was developed more than 25 years ago.1,2 It was a multiple tissue debridement procedure for…
Total Knee Replacement: Pearls of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Substitution
Total Knee Replacement: Pearls of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Substitution Henry D. Clarke, Giles R. Scuderi, John N. Insall Patient Presentation and Symptoms Chronic knee pain Stiffness Recurrent swelling Indications Chronic…
Varus Distal Femoral Osteotomy
Varus Distal Femoral Osteotomy Kevin J. Mulhall, Khaled J. Saleh, Rida A. Kassim, and Steven B. Haas Patient Presentation and Symptoms Valgus mechanical alignment of the lower limb transmits excess…
Rupture of the Patellar Tendon
Rupture of the Patellar Tendon Steven Joel Arsht, Mark E. Easley, Giles R. Scuderi Mechanism of Injury Direct Most commonly seen in patients less than 40 years of age during…
