Jack Farr & Andreas H. Gomoll 
Cartilage Restoration [PDF ebook] 
Practical Clinical Applications

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.

Tabla de materias

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.

Sobre el autor

Jack Farr, MD, Voluntary Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine; Director, Cartilage Restoration Center of Indiana; and Ortho Indy Sports Medicine Fellowship Director, Ortho Indy 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