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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Chapter 38 Sports Knee Rating Systems and Related Statistics Joseph M. Hart, Christopher M. Kuenze Outcomes following orthopedic injury are typically determined by the physical examination or other objective or…
Chapter 101 Patellofemoral Arthroplasty Jess H. Lonner Isolated patellofemoral arthritis can be the source of great pain and disability. Often, this clinical entity is treated effectively with nonsurgical interventions, such…
Chapter 59 The Dislocated Knee Brandon J. Bryant, Volker Musahl, Christopher D. Harner Traumatic knee dislocation represents one of the most serious and limb-threatening injuries to the lower extremity. Damage…
