Musculoskeletal Key

11 Opening Wedge Osteotomy Adrian J. Trivett and David A. Parker High tibial osteotomy (HTO) has an important role in the painful knee with localized osteoarthrosis. The principle of transferring…

7 Osteochondritis Dissecans Repair Mayo A. Noerdlinger Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) develops when the blood supply to an area of subchondral bone is interrupt ed. Without spontaneous healing, the bone and…

3 Meniscus Repair Fixation Devices Christian DiPaola and Riley J. Williams Meniscal function includes load transmission and distribution, joint nutrition, joint stability, and neuromuscular proprioception. As such, the preservation of…

10 Lateral Closing Wedge Osteotomy Jeff A. Fox and Charles A. Bush-Joseph Indications Medial unicompartmental osteoarthritis with primarily medial compartment pain associated with mild to moderate varus deformity It is…

18 Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autograft or Allograft Richard B. Jones and Richard D. Parker There has been increasing interest in the biomechanics and reconstruction of the…

13 Endoscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Grafts: Autograft and Allograft Techniques Kevin B. Freedman and Bernard R. Bach Jr. Indications A patient with an acute or chronic…

9 Implantation of Fresh Osteochondral Allografts of the Knee Kevin B. Freedman and Brian J. Cole Indications Localized, unipolar symptomatic chondral lesion of femoral condyle, trochlea, or patella1 Young, high-demand…

2 Indications and Techniques for Meniscus Repair Chris Roth and Scott A. Rodeo The important functions of the meniscus have led to efforts to repair rather than resect the torn…

1 Arthroscopic Meniscectomy Augustus D. Mazzocca and Charles A. Bush-Joseph Meniscal tears are is a common injury to the knee joint. Poehling et al1 reported two major patterns of meniscal…