Overview

The Multiple Ligament Injured Knee: A Practical Guide to Management includes the most developed knowledge needed to successfully diagnose and treat knee ligament injuries. This new edition expands upon the first to present anterior and posterior cruciate and collateral ligament anatomy and biomechanics, along with non-invasive methods for diagnosing the extent of injury, such as radiographic and arthroscopic evaluation. Various injuries are discussed along with useful treatment techniques, including arthroscopic reconstruction, posterolateral and posteromedial corner injury and treatment, assessment and treatment of vascular injuries, assessment and treatment of nerve injuries, rehabilitation, and post-operative results. Each of these clearly written chapters is accompanied by a wealth of line drawings and photographs that demonstrate both the surgical and non-surgical approaches to examination and treatment. The Multiple Ligament Injured Knee, Second Edition, remains the only book on the market dedicated solely to this complicated type of injury.

Full Product Details

Author:   Gregory C. Fanelli
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2nd ed. 2013
Weight:   2.002kg
ISBN:  

9780387492872

ISBN 10:   0387492879
Pages:   478
Publication Date:   16 August 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9783030053956
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

PCL based multiple ligament knee injuries: what I have learned.- Anatomy and biomechanics of the cruciate ligaments, and their surgical implications.- Anatomy and biomechanics of the lateral and medial sides of the knee and the surgical implications.- Initial assessment in the acute and chronic multiple ligament injured knee.- Classification of knee dislocations and the surgical implications.- Instrumented measurement of the multiple ligament injured knee: arthrometry, stress radiography, rotationometry, and computer navigation.- MRI imaging in the multiple ligament injured knee.- Non-operative treatment of the dislocated knee.- Graft selection in multiple ligament injured knee surgery.- Surgical treatment of combined ACL and medial side knee injuries: acute and chronic.- Surgical treatment of combined ACL and lateral side injuries: acute and chronic.- Surgical treatment of combined ACL medial and lateral side injuries: actute and chronic.- Revision ACL based multiple ligament knee surgery.- Arthroscopic primary cruciate repair in the multiligament injured knee.- Surgical treatment of combined PCL/lateral side injuries: acute and chronic.- Surgical treatment of combined PCL medial side injuries: acute and chronic.- Surgical treatment of combined PCL medial and lateral side injuries: acute and chronic.- ACL, PCL and medial-sided injuries of the knee.- Surgical management of ACL, PCL and lateral sided injuries: acute and chronic.- Surgical treatment of combined PCL, ACL, medial and lateral side injuries (global laxity): acute and chronic.- Revision surgery in the posterior cruciate ligament and multiple ligament injured knee.- Mechanical graft tensioning in multiple ligment knee surgery.- Management of arterial and venous injuries in the dislocated knee.- Drop foot after knee dislocation: evaluation and treament.- The role of osteotomy.- Management of chronic tibial and subluxation in the multiple ligament injured knee.- Fracture dislocations: evaluation andtreatment.- Articular cartilage restoration in the multiple ligament injured knee.- Meniscus transplant in the multiple ligament injured knee.-  Extensor mechanism injury in the multiple ligament injured knee.- Brace considerations in PCL instability and the multiple ligament injured knee.- Postoperative rehabilitation of the multiple ligament injured knee.- Complications associated with treatment of the multiple ligament injured knee.- Results of treatment of the multiple ligament injured knee.- Selected case studies in the treatment of the multiple ligament injured knee.

Reviews

From the reviews of the second edition: This is a practical guide to management of complex multiple ligament knee injuries from one of the gurus on the treatment of PCL injuries and his cadre of impressive contributors. ... The book is clearly aimed at practicing orthopedic surgeons who encounter patients with multiple ligament and complex knee injuries. ... Residents in training and practicing orthopedic surgeons will value the opportunity to look into the mind of one of the country's leading experts on complex knee injuries. (Mark R. Hutchinson, Doody's Book Reviews, February, 2013)

From the reviews of the second edition: This is a practical guide to management of complex multiple ligament knee injuries from one of the gurus on the treatment of PCL injuries and his cadre of impressive contributors. ... The book is clearly aimed at practicing orthopedic surgeons who encounter patients with multiple ligament and complex knee injuries. ... Residents in training and practicing orthopedic surgeons will value the opportunity to look into the mind of one of the country's leading experts on complex knee injuries. (Mark R. Hutchinson, Doody's Book Reviews, February, 2013)

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