Imaging of Total Knee Arthroplasty
Chapter 10 Imaging of Total Knee Arthroplasty Michael K. Brooks, Christopher J. Palestro, Barbara N. Weissman Total knee arthroplasty results in improvement in overall quality of life in more than…
ORTHOPEDIC
Meniscal Allograft Transplantation
Chapter 35 Meniscal Allograft Transplantation Kostas Economopoulos, Tom R. Carter, Anikar Chhabra Our understanding of the function of the meniscus has evolved over the past half- century. Historically, the meniscus…
Osteotomy About the Knee: American Perspective
Chapter 94 Osteotomy About the Knee American Perspective James M. Leone, Arlen D. Hanssen The purpose of realignment osteotomy about an arthritic knee is to transfer weight-bearing forces from the…
Imaging of Osseous Knee Trauma
Chapter 6 Imaging of Osseous Knee Trauma Alissa Burge, Daniel M. Walz BONE CONTUSIONS DISLOCATIONS Lateral Patellar Dislocation Femorotibial Knee Dislocation FRACTURES Distal Femoral Fractures Tibial Plateau Fractures Patellar Fractures…
Kinematic Alignment in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Chapter 121 Kinematic Alignment in Total Knee Arthroplasty Stephen M. Howell, Maury L. Hull The most important predictor of clinical outcome in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is placement of the…
Synthetic Meniscal Substitutes and Collagen Meniscal Implantation
Chapter 36 Synthetic Meniscal Substitutes and Collagen Meniscal Implantation Patrick G. Marinello, Suzanne A. Maher, Scott A. Rodeo The structure and composition of the C-shaped fibrocartilaginous menisci enable the functional…
Normal Knee Embryology and Development
Chapter 84 Normal Knee Embryology and Development James G. Jarvis, Hans K. Uhthoff The term embryology infers the study of embryos. Today, embryology generally refers to the entire period of…
Sulcus-Deepening Trochleoplasty
Chapter 65 Sulcus-Deepening Trochleoplasty David DeJour, Paulo R.F. Saggin Normal and Pathologic Anatomy The normal trochlea is located in the anterior aspect of the distal femur. It is composed of…
Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Remnant-Preserving Technique Through the Posteromedial Portal
Chapter 58 Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Remnant-Preserving Technique Through the Posteromedial Portal Sung-Jae Kim, Sung-Hwan Kim The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is the strongest ligament in the knee and provides…
Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
Chapter 98 Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Wolfgang Fitz, Richard D. Scott John Repicci’s introduction of minimally invasive techniques to unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) has led to renewed interest in UKA. Growth…
