Opening Wedge Osteotomy: Tibial Giancarlo Puddu, Massimo Cipolla, Guglielmo Cerullo, Vittorio Franco, and Enrico Giannì Tibial opening wedge medial osteotomy represents the treatment of choice to correct a painful varus…
Opening Wedge Osteotomy: Femoral Giancarlo Puddu, Massimo Cipolla, Guglielmo Cerullo, Vittorio Franco, and Enrico Giannì Valgus painful knee is a disabling condition affecting patients in every decade of life. The…
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…
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…
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 Susan Craig Scott Stage 1 Expander Insertion Patients requiring tissue expansion prior to joint replacement are those who have had multiple surgical procedures about…
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…
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…
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 Henry D. Clarke, Giles R. Scuderi, John N. Insall Patient Presentation and Symptoms Chronic knee pain Stiffness Recurrent swelling Indications Chronic…
