A contemporary guide on articular cartilage injury of the knee
Articular Cartilage Injury of the Knee is a comprehensive reference that combines the basic scientific knowledge of articular cartilage as it relates to patient health and disease with patient-focused diagnosis and treatment options. This book emphasizes the importance of bridging the divide between basic science and clinical applications in order to select the best possible treatment when injuries occur.
Key Features:
- Provides clinically-relevant information on each topic that can easily be applied in practice
- Showcases the latest techniques in transplantation and scaffolds for cartilage repair
- Includes a focused chapter on assessment outcomes after cartilage repair of the knee
- Written and edited by leading orthopedic surgeons and basic science experts who represent the most current philosophy of effective management of articular cartilage injury of the knee
Orthopedic surgeons specializing in the lower extremity will find this book to be an excellent resource that they can consult to guide them in the treatment of patients with articular cartilage injury of the knee.
Tabella dei contenuti
I. Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
Chapter 1 Staging and Comorbidities
Chapter 2 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cartilage Repair Techniques
Chapter 3 Evolving Biomarkers in Osteoarthritis
Chapter 4 Using Animal Models in Osteoarthritis Biomarker Research
II. Science and Techniques for Cartilage Repair
Chapter 5 The Cartilage–Bone Interface
Chapter 6 Science and Animal Models of Marrow Stimulation for Cartilage Repair
Chapter 7 Microfracture and Augments
Chapter 8 ACI and MACI
Chapter 9 Particulated Articular Cartilage: CAIS and De Novo NT
Chapter 10 Nontraditional Modification to Articular Cartilage
Chapter 11 Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation/Mosaicplasty
Chapter 12 Improved Preservation of Fresh Osteochondral Allografts for Clinical Use
Chapter 13 Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation in the Knee
Chapter 14 The Use of Scaffolds in the Treatment of Osteochondral Lesions in the Knee: Current Concepts and Future Trends
Chapter 15 Toward Engineering a Biological Joint Replacement
III. Postop Management and Outcomes Assessments
Chapter 16 Postoperative Management of Patients with Articular Cartilage Repair
Chapter 17 Biomechanical Outcomes of Cartilage Repair of the Knee
Chapter 18 Clinical Outcomes Assessment for Articular Cartilage Restoration
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