Cartilage Restoration: Practical Clinical Applications

ISBN-13: 9781493942695 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 253 str.

Jack Farr; Andreas H. Gomoll

Opis

Bridging the gap between the science and art of cartilage restoration, this book offers an overview of clinical research, plus current surgical options, debridement and marrow stimulation, autograft plug transfer, cell therapy, allografts and meniscal issues.

Spis treści

Learning from the Evolution of Cartilage Restoration.- The Osteochondral Unit.- Imaging of Articular Cartilage.- General Treatment Algorithm for Cartilage Defects.- Tibiofemoral Malalignment.- Tibiofemoral Patholaxity.- Patellofemoral Considerations: Pain, Instability, Chondrosis and Alignment.- Meniscal Considerations in Cartilage Surgery.- Approaching Complex Cases.- Debridement and Marrow Stimulation.- Osteochondral Autograft Transfer.- Osteochondral Allograft.- Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI).- Arthroscopic MACI.- Particulated/Minced Cartilage.- Osteotomy for Tibiofemoral Malalignment.- Patellofemoral Osteotomies.- Meniscal Transplantation Techniques.- Alternatives to Meniscus Transplantation Outside the United States.

O autorze

Jack Farr, MD, Voluntary Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine; Director, Cartilage Restoration Center of Indiana; and OrthoIndy Sports Medicine Fellowship Director, OrthoIndy and Indiana Orthopedic Hospital, Greenwood, IN, USA

Andreas H. Gomoll, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA

Blurb

Attempting to bridge the gap between the science and art of cartilage restoration, Cartilage Restoration: Practical Clinical Applications combines an overview of clinical research and methodologies with clinical cases to help guide the orthopedic treatment and care of patients presenting with cartilage issues. With chapters written by internationally-renowned orthopedic surgeons, topics include an overview of current surgical options, debridement and marrow stimulation, autograft plug transfer, allografts, cell therapy, and meniscal issues. Cartilage Restoration is a valuable resource for orthopedic surgeons, residents, and fellows.