Chapter 53 Rehabilitation of the Surgically Reconstructed and Nonsurgically Treated Anterior Cruciate Ligament Jonathan T. Finnoff, Diane L. Dahm The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) serves a number of roles within…
Chapter 27 Failed Cartilage Repair Robert C. Grumet, Sarvottam Bajaj, Brian J. Cole The management of traumatic and degenerative cartilage lesions is a known challenge given the limited vascularity and…
Chapter 17 Does Strain in the Patella Change After TKA? A Finite Element Investigation of Natural and Implanted Patellae Clare K. Fitzpatrick, Mark A. Baldwin, Azhar A. Ali, Peter J….
Chapter 136 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Guidelines Paul F. Lachiewicz BACKGROUND RATIONALE AND METHODOLOGY RECOMMENDATIONS DISCUSSION Clinical guidelines in medicine have been devised to standardize and improve patient care…
Chapter 78 Soft Tissue Healing Susan Craig Scott, Robert S. Reiffel A patient who is to undergo total knee arthroplasty is focused on relief of pain and increased mobility, major…
Chapter 143 Advances in Mechanical Compression Devices Andrew I. Spitzer MECHANICAL DEVICES THE ROLE OF MECHANICAL COMPRESSION AFTER TKA EMERGING TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS “The prevention of thrombophlebitis and pulmonary…
Chapter 149 Surgical Management of Malignant Bone Tumors Around the Knee Michael D. Neel TUMOR BIOLOGY PRINCIPLES OF SURGICAL MANAGEMENT Surgical Margins Patient Selection for Limb Salvage versus Amputation Principles…
Chapter 54 Knee Bracing for Athletic Injuries Geoffrey S. Van Thiel, Joseph Barker, Bernard R. Bach, Jr. Knee injuries represent the most common problem facing the sports medicine community. As…
Chapter 52 Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty in Anterior Cruciate Ligament–Deficient Knees Carlos Gonzalez, Andreas H. Gomoll, Wolfgang Fitz Management of unicompartmental osteoarthrosis of the knee continues to generate controversy. The 1970s…
Chapter 29 Treatment of Juvenile Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee Matthew Leidl, Jon K. Sekiya Juvenile osteochondritis dissecans (JOCD) is a condition in which a portion of subchondral bone and…
