Musculoskeletal Key

Oral and Topical Agents and Injectables Kathleen Weber, MD, MS Shannon Powers, DO INTRODUCTION Osteoarthritis, the most prevalent form of arthritis, is a common cause of joint pain, functional loss,…

Patellofemoral Arthroplasty Joseph A. Karam, MD Jess H. Lonner, MD INTRODUCTION While degenerative changes of the patellofemoral joint exist in at least half of patients with knee osteoarthritis, isolated patellofemoral…

Patellar Instability Paul M. Inclan, MD Matthew J. Matava, MD INTRODUCTION In the ambulatory setting, up to one-fourth of all orthopedic office visits pertain to pathology involving the patellofemoral joint.1…

Cartilage Repair in the Patellofemoral Joint Tom Minas, MD, MS Takahiro Ogura, MD INTRODUCTION Anterior knee pain often occurs secondary to multifactorial causes including an abnormal quadriceps angle, valgus malalignment,…

Imaging of the Native and Prosthetic Knee Alissa J. Burge, MD Hollis G. Potter, MD INTRODUCTION Determination of an appropriate imaging algorithm for evaluation of the knee depends on a…

Etiology of Anterior Knee Pain in the Adult Ronak M. Patel, MD Robert H. Brophy, MD Patellar pain, also known as anterior knee pain, patellofemoral syndrome, or even chondromalacia, refers…

Knee Rating Scales for Clinical Outcome David C. Ayers, MD Patricia D. Franklin, MD, MPH, MBA Matthew E. Deren, MD KNEE RATING SCALES FOR CLINICAL OUTCOME The evaluation of orthopedic…

Examination of the Knee Before and After Total Knee Replacement Raj K. Sinha, MD, PhD INTRODUCTION This purpose of this chapter is to discuss the examination of the knee as…

Implant Fixation Mick P. Kelly, MD Brett R. Levine, MD, MS Joshua J. Jacobs, MD Dale Rick Sumner, PhD INTRODUCTION Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) relying on cement fixation remains the…

Damage of Implant Surfaces in Total Knee Arthroplasty Ebru Oral, PhD Markus A. Wimmer, PhD Orhun Muratoglu, PhD INTRODUCTION Contemporary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) uses metallic, ceramicized, and polymeric materials…