Overview of Psoriatic Arthritis
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,…
Secondary, Spontaneous, and Postarthroscopy Osteonecrosis of the Knee: Diagnosis and Management
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…
Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Chapter 49 Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction James E. Voos, Travis G. Maak, Riley J. Williams, III, Thomas L. Wickiewicz Although primary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is commonly a…
Surgical Management of Malignant Bone Tumors Around the Knee
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…
Nonoperative Treatment of Knee Arthritis
Chapter 92 Nonoperative Treatment of Knee Arthritis Harpal S. Khanuja, Marc W. Hungerford, Stephen R. Thompson, Maria S. Goddard, Michael A. Mont Osteoarthritis is one of the most common musculoskeletal…
Failed Cartilage Repair
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…
Cemented Total Knee Arthroplasty: The Gold Standard
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….
Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Knee: Current Medical Management
Chapter 71 Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Knee Current Medical Management Andrew G. Franks, Jr. There has been substantial transformation, not without controversy, in the suggested algorithms for the treatment of…
Contact Mechanics of the Human Knee
Chapter 15 Contact Mechanics of the Human Knee Adrija Sharma, Richard D. Komistek METHODS FOR STUDYING KNEE CONTACT MECHANICS NORMAL KNEE MOTION NORMAL KNEE FORCES COMPARISON OF TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY…
Scoring Systems and Their Validation for the Arthritic Knee
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…
