Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Chapter 35 Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction John T. Cavanaugh, PT, MEd, ATC The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the more commonly injured knee ligaments in the general population….
Proximal and Distal Realignment
Chapter 34 Proximal and Distal Realignment Theresa A. Chiaia, PT Patellofemoral pain comprises 25% of all knee pathologies and is the most common knee complaint in adolescents and young adults….
Patellar and Quadriceps Tendon Repair
Chapter 33 Patellar and Quadriceps Tendon Repair Greg Fives, PT, MSPT, SCS Patellar and quadriceps tendon ruptures are both rare events in the general population. The incidence of isolated patellar…
Microfracture Procedure of the Knee
Chapter 32 Microfracture Procedure of the Knee John T. Cavanaugh, PT, MEd, ATC, Heather A. Williams, PT, DPT Rehabilitation following articular cartilage repair continues to evolve with advances in the…
Hip Arthroscopy
Chapter 31 Hip Arthroscopy Theresa A. Chiaia, PT, Matthew D. Rivera, PT, MPT, CSCS Hip arthroscopy has gained increased popularity over the past decade; however, it has undergone slow development…
Adult Lumbar Spinal Fusion
Chapter 30 Adult Lumbar Spinal Fusion Charlene Hannon, PT, MBA More than 200,000 spinal fusions are performed each year in the United States. Controversy exists as to whether spinal fusion…
Osteoporosis (Including Kyphoplasty)
Chapter 29 Osteoporosis (Including Kyphoplasty) Holly Rudnick, PT, Cert MDT, Kataliya Palmieri, PT, MPT Osteoporosis is a relatively new diagnosis, although the disease process is not. Before 1994, a clinical…
Lumbar Microdiscectomy
Chapter 28 Lumbar Microdiscectomy Todd Gage, PT, CSCS Lumbar Disc Herniation • Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is one of the most common injuries to the lumbar spine. LDH most commonly…
Flexor Tendon Repairs
Chapter 14 Flexor Tendon Repairs Kara Gallagher, MS, OTR/L, CHT Flexor tendons are surgically corrected via a primary or secondary repair. Whether a repair is primary or secondary depends on…
Spinal Fusion in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Chapter 26 Spinal Fusion in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Loretta Amoroso, DPT, Kelly Ann Sindle, PT The Scoliosis Research Society defines idiopathic scoliosis as a lateral curvature of the spine of…
