Surgery of the Knee [electronic resource] /
Neyret, Philippe.editor.
Demey, Guillaume.editor.
The knee presents numerous challenges to the orthopaedic surgeon and this book presents techniques and guidance both for common surgical procedures and also for rare and difficult interventions in knee surgery. Surgical techniques and approaches in knee surgery are covered as well as postoperative complications and rehabilitation. Chapters also discuss clinical examination and preparation of the patient prior to the procedure.   Surgery of the Knee is a comprehensive step-by-step guide that features more than 500 operative photographs, radiological and surgical drawings of exceptional quality. The Editors have brought together a team of experts within the field ensuring that orthopaedic surgeons in training and those wishing to improve their knowledge of the knee will find this book to be an indispensable resource for performing knee surgery.
Includes index.
The general principals of patient positioning and set up -- Arthroscopy of the knee -- Meniscectomy -- Meniscal sutures -- Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction : surgical technique -- Revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction -- Surgical technique for the arthroscopic reconstruction of the posterior cruciate ligament -- Posterolateral corner and lateral collateral ligament reconstruction -- Dislocations and bicruciate lesions -- Synovectomies of the knee -- Surgical management of chondral and osteochondral lesions -- Iliotibial band syndrome -- Surgical indications in the treatment of osteoarthritis -- Osteotomy: general conceptions and indications -- Distal opening wedge femoral osteotomy for the treatment of valgus deformity.-High tibial osteotomy -- High tibal varus osteotomy -- Anterior opening wedge osteotomy of the tibia for the treatment of genu recurvatum -- Surgical technique for a double osteotomy -- Lateral opening wedge tibial osteotomy -- Patello femoro arthritis and the lateral vertical partial patellectomy -- Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty -- Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) to the other compartment -- Total knee replacement in medial arthritis: surgical technique -- Total knee replacement in lateral arthritis specifics and surgical techniques.-Computer assisted total knee arthroplasty -- Total knee prosthesis after valgus osteotomy of the tibia -- Revision unicompartmental knee arthroplasty -- Revision total knee arthroplasty : planning and technical considerations -- Episodic patellar dislocation -- Deepening femoral trochleoplasty -- Shortening the patella tendon -- Acute ruptures of the quadriceps tendon -- Chronic rupture of the extensor apparatus -- Patella fractures -- Surgical management of the stiff knee -- Lenghthening of the patella tendon -- Stiffness of the knee: release according to judet -- Post operative complications.      .
The knee presents numerous challenges to the orthopaedic surgeon and this book presents techniques and guidance both for common surgical procedures and also for rare and difficult interventions in knee surgery. Surgical techniques and approaches in knee surgery are covered as well as postoperative complications and rehabilitation. Chapters also discuss clinical examination and preparation of the patient prior to the procedure.   Surgery of the Knee is a comprehensive step-by-step guide that features more than 500 operative photographs, radiological and surgical drawings of exceptional quality. The Editors have brought together a team of experts within the field ensuring that orthopaedic surgeons in training and those wishing to improve their knowledge of the knee will find this book to be an indispensable resource for performing knee surgery.
Medicine.
Medicine/Public Health, general.