Musculoskeletal Key

Indications for Total Knee Arthroplasty Alex J. Sadauskas, MD Brett R. Levine, MD, MS INTRODUCTION Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has been a mainstay for treating end-stage arthritic changes of the…

Economics of Total Knee Arthroplasty Jorge A. Padilla, MD James E. Feng, MD, MS Zlatan Cizmic, MD Richard Iorio, MD INTRODUCTION Owing to its success in improving pain and functional…

Femoral and Tibial Osteotomy for the Degenerative Knee Stephanie Swensen, MD Niv Marom, MD Scott A. Rodeo, MD INTRODUCTION Management of degenerative osteoarthritis of the knee in the young, active…

Cartilage Restoration Procedures of the Knee Neal B. Naveen, BS Taylor M. Southworth, BS Alex Beletsky, BS William M. Cregar, MD Tracy M. Tauro, BS, BA Kelechi R. Okoroha, MD…

The Role of Arthroscopy in Treating Degenerative Joint Disease Andrew D. Carbone, MD Yair D. Kissin, MD, FAAOS Michael A. Kelly, MD INTRODUCTION Degenerative joint disease of the knee is…

Physical Therapy and Bracing Hassan Alosh, MD P. Maxwell Courtney, MD Roshan P. Shah, MD, JD KNEE BRACING The use of bracing in the management of knee osteoarthritis (OA) has…

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,…