Total Knee Replacement in Special Situations Tyler J. Vovos, MD Paul F. Lachiewicz, MD INTRODUCTION The vast majority of total knee arthroplasties (TKA) are performed for primary osteoarthritis, but there…
Preoperative and Perioperative Medical Management Vignesh K. Alamanda, MD Bryan D. Springer, MD This chapter acquaints the reader with an approach to the patient undergoing knee replacement and describes strategies…
Managing Osteotomies and Extra-articular Deformity and Retained Hardware in Total Knee Arthroplasty Kevin Hug, MD Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD INTRODUCTION Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a successful and reproducible…
Managing Fixed Flexion Before and After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Maximizing Range of Motion Vinay K. Aggarwal, MD James I. Huddleston III, MD INTRODUCTION Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an incredibly…
The Valgus Knee: Considerations for Alignment and Balance Matthew J. Dietz, MD Arbi Nazarian, MD The goal of total joint replacement is the improvement of pain and function through the…
The Varus Knee: Considerations for Alignment and Balance David W. Anderson, MD, MS Kelly J. Hendricks, MD Cameron K. Ledford, MD Primary osteoarthritis develops in a slow, progressive fashion and…
Osseous Deficiencies in Total Knee Replacement Robert A. Sershon, MD Kevin B. Fricka, MD Nancy L. Parks, MS C. Anderson Engh Jr, MD BACKGROUND Osseous deficiencies in complex primary and…
Robotic Application of Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Joost A. Burger, MD Andrew D. Pearle, MD INTRODUCTION Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) has become a reliable treatment for isolated unicompartmental knee osteoarthritis (OA)…
Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Axel Schmidt, MD Matthieu Ollivier, MD, PhD Jean-Noël A. Argenson, MD, PhD INTRODUCTION Surgical options for unicompartmental osteoarthritis of the tibiofemoral joint vary according to the stage…
Surgical Exposures in Total Knee Arthroplasty Kenneth L. Urish, MD, PhD Jason P. Zlotnicki, MD Michael J. O’Malley, MD INTRODUCTION The surgical approach selected in total knee arthroplasty has significant…
