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Author:   Vicente Sanchis-Alfonso
Publisher:   Springer London Ltd
Imprint:   Springer London Ltd
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 2011
Weight:   1.464kg
ISBN:  

9781447168263

ISBN 10:   1447168267
Pages:   543
Publication Date:   04 May 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Foreword.- Preface.- SECTION I: ETIOPATHOGENIC BASES AND THERAPEUTIC IMPLICATIONS.- Background. Patellofemoral malaligment vs Tissue homeostasis. Myths and truths about patellofemoral disease.- Pathogenesis of anterior knee pain and patellar instability. What have we learned from realignment surgery?.- Biological causes of  anterior knee pain.- In search of the etiology of anterior knee pain.- Biomechanics of the patellofemoral joint. Implications in the genesis of pain and instability.- Anatomy of patellar dislocation.- Evaluation of the patient with anterior knee pain and patellar instability.- Influence of psycological factors on pain and dissability in patellofemoral pain syndrome.- Uncommon causes of anterior knee pain.- Risk factors and prevention of anterior knee pain.- Conservative treatment of athletes with anterior knee pain: science, classical and new ideas.- Conservative management of anterior knee pain: the McConnell program.- Squeletal malalignment and anterior knee pain. Rationale, diagnosis and management.- Patellar tendinopathy: Where does the pain come from?.- Pathophysiology of patellofemoral arthritis.- Prevention of anterior knee pain after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.- Donor-site morbidity after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using autografts.- SECTION II: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR INVESTIGATING PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT.- Computational modeling for investigating patellofemoral joint. Clinical relevance.- Kinetic and kinematic analysis in evaluating patellofemoral disorders.- SECTION III: CLINICAL CASES COMMENTED.- Complicated cases studies.- Failure of patellofemoral surgery. Analysis of clinical cases.- Neuromatous knee pain: Evaluation and management.- Posterior knee pain referred from the patellofemoral joint.- SECTION IV: SURGICAL TECHNIQUES.- Reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament.- Reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament.- Reconstruction of the lateral patellofemoral ligament.-Reconstruction of the lateral patellofemoral ligament.- Rotational osteotomy.- Trochleoplasty.- Osteotomies in patella baja / patella alta.- Arthroscopic patellar release for the treatment of patellar tendinopathy.- Anteromedial tibial tubercle osteotomy (Fulkerson osteotomy).- Autologous chondrocyte implantation.-Patellofemoral arthroplasty: Pearls and pitfalls.- EPILOGUE.

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Aus den Rezensionen zur 2. Auflage: ... Dieses ... Buch fullt ein wichtiges Feld im Bereiche des patellofemoralen Streckapparates und kann deshalb jedem konservativ und operativ tatigen orthopadischen Chirurgen und jedem Physiotherapeuten und Sportwissenschaftler empfohlen werden, der sich ein besseres Verstandnis der patellofemoralen Probleme seiner Patienten und Sportler wunscht. (Prof. Dr. A. Imhoff, in: Der Orthopade, 1/January/2012, Issue: 1)

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