Chapter 107 Cemented Total Knee Arthroplasty The Gold Standard Bryan D. Springer, J. Bohannon Mason Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most successful surgical procedures in medical history….
Chapter 69 Overview of Psoriatic Arthritis Gary E. Solomon Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory disorder with clinical features that overlap with those of rheumatoid arthritis. There are, however,…
Chapter 28 Arthroscopic Treatment of Degenerative Arthritis of the Knee Jack M. Bert Significant controversy exists regarding the arthroscopic treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. The indications for arthroscopic…
Chapter 51 Osteotomy and the Cruciate-Deficient Knee Randy Clark, Annunziato Amendola Estimates report 100,000 new anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries each year in the United States, with an overall incidence…
Chapter 93 Scoring Systems and Their Validation for the Arthritic Knee Adam C. Brekke, Philip C. Noble, Brian S. Parsley, Kenneth B. Mathis BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE SCORING SYSTEM STRUCTURE Item…
Chapter 137 Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Knee Surgery Limitations of Aspirin and Mechanical Devices John P. Fletcher METHODS OF PROPHYLAXIS Mechanical Prophylaxis Pharmacologic Prophylaxis Combined Mechanical and Pharmacologic Prophylaxis…
Chapter 25 Débridement and Microfracture for Full-Thickness Articular Cartilage Defects J. Richard Steadman, William G. Rodkey, Karen K. Briggs Background Full-thickness articular cartilage defects in the knee are common, and…
Chapter 30 Secondary, Spontaneous, and Postarthroscopy Osteonecrosis of the Knee Diagnosis and Management Eric J. Strauss, Charles Bush-Joseph, Bernard R. Bach, Jr. Defined as the in situ death of a…
Chapter 134 Economics of Total Knee Arthroplasty Adam J. Rana, William L. Healy EPIDEMIOLOGY REIMBURSEMENT Surgeon Hospital HOSPITAL COST CONTAINMENT Utilization Review and Control Unit Cost Control Vendor Cost Control…
Chapter 48 Complications of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Jason D. Archibald, Geoffrey S. Baer Rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most common ligament injuries to…
