Distal Femur Fractures
Chapter 80 Distal Femur Fractures Eric M. Lindvall, Anthony F. Infante, Jr., Roy Sanders Anatomy General Anatomy The distal femur extends for approximately the distal third of the femur.23,28,70 It…
Metastatic Disease About the Knee: Evaluation and Surgical Treatment
Chapter 152 Metastatic Disease About the Knee Evaluation and Surgical Treatment Timothy A. Damron TREATMENT PRINCIPLES EVALUATION PREDICTION OF IMPENDING FRACTURE ORTHOPEDIC MANAGEMENT According to the latest cancer statistics, at…
Extensile Surgical Exposures for Revision Total Knee Replacement
Chapter 126 Extensile Surgical Exposures for Revision Total Knee Replacement Christopher R. Gooding, Donald S. Garbuz, Bassam A. Masri Adequate exposure is one of the most common difficulties encountered in…
Computer Navigation in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty
Chapter 115 Computer Navigation in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty James B. Stiehl Numerous authors have investigated outcomes following total knee arthroplasty (TKA), finding that malalignment greater than 3 degrees resulted…
Pain Management: The Surgeon’s Approach
Chapter 146 Pain Management The Surgeon’s Approach Kelly Stets, Jose Rodriguez ANXIETY REDUCTION PREEMPTIVE ANALGESIA REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND BLOCKS INTRAOPERATIVE INTERVENTIONS Local Injection/Tissue Infiltration PACU AND IMMEDIATE POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD SUMMARY…
The Problem Wound: Coverage Options
Chapter 79 The Problem Wound Coverage Options Susan Craig Scott In assessing the approach to soft tissue healing in patients who are candidates for total knee arthroplasty, ideal circumstances allow…
Custom-Made Cutting Guides for Total Knee Arthroplasty
Chapter 120 Custom-Made Cutting Guides for Total Knee Arthroplasty Mahmoud Hafez Custom-made cutting guides is a new concept of using computer-assisted preoperative planning to provide patient-specific instruments that could replace…
Prevention of Thrombophlebitis and Pulmonary Embolism in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Chapter 144 Prevention of Thrombophlebitis and Pulmonary Embolism in Total Knee Arthroplasty Richard J. Friedman KNEE SURGERY AND THROMBOTIC RISK OPTIONS FOR THROMBOPROPHYLAXIS IN KNEE SURGERY Pharmacologic Thromboprophylaxis Mechanical Thromboprophylaxis…
Management of Extra-articular Deformity in Total Knee Arthroplasty With Navigation
Chapter 119 Management of Extra-articular Deformity in Total Knee Arthroplasty With Navigation J. Bohannon Mason, Thomas K. Fehring Total knee arthroplasty is challenging in the presence of extra-articular deformity as…
Articular Cartilage Injury and Adult OCD: Treatment Options and Decision Making
Chapter 21 Articular Cartilage Injury and Adult OCD Treatment Options and Decision Making Nicole A. Friel, Sarvottam Bajaj, Brian J. Cole Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is a pathologic process in which…
