Evidence-based management of complex knee injuries : restoring the anatomy to achieve best outcomes / edited by Robert F. LaPrade, Jorge Chahla.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

LaPrade, Robert F., editor.

Chahla, Jorge, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knee--Wounds and injuries.

Knee.

Sports injuries.

Knee Injuries--surgery.

Knee Joint--surgery.

Athletic Injuries--surgery.

Knee Injuries--diagnosis.

Knee Injuries--therapy.

Evidence-Based Medicine.

Medical Subjects:

Knee Injuries--surgery.

Knee Joint--surgery.

Athletic Injuries--surgery.

Knee Injuries--diagnosis.

Knee Injuries--therapy.

Evidence-Based Medicine.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 465 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Place of Publication:

St. Louis, MO : Elsevier, [2021]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The ultimate resource for sports medicine conditions involving the knee, Evidence-Based Management of Complex Knee Injuries is an up-to-date reference that provides practical tools to examine, understand, and comprehensively treat sports medicine conditions in this challenging area. Using a sound logic of anatomy, biomechanics, lab testing, human testing, and outcomes analysis, editors Robert F. LaPrade and Jorge Chahla offer a single, comprehensive resource for evidence-based guidance on knee pathology. This unique title compiles the knowledge and expertise of world-renowned surgeons and is ideal for sports medicine surgeons, primary care physicians, and anyone who manages and treats patients with sports-related knee injuries. Uses a step-by-step, evidence-based approach to cover biomechanically validated surgical techniques and postoperative rehabilitation, enabling surgeons and physicians to more comprehensively treat sports medicine knee injuries. Covers the basic anatomy and biomechanics of the knee alongside more advanced objective diagnostic approaches and easy-to-follow treatment algorithms. Provides an easy-to-understand review of pathology with clear, concise text and high-quality illustrations. Demonstrates the importance and function of the ligaments and meniscus with exquisite anatomical illustrations and numerous biomechanical videos. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Contents:

Comprehensive clinical examination

Plain radiography of the knee

Magnetic resonance imaging of the knee: conventional and novel techniques

Computed tomography of the knee joint: indications and significance

Mechanical malalignment of the knee joint: how and when to address

Anterior cruciate ligament

Posterior cruciate ligament

Repair and reconstruction of the superficial medial collateral ligament and the posteromedial corner

Posterolateral corner of the knee

Anterolateral ligament and the anterolateral corner

Multiligament knee injuries

Arthroscopic primary repair of the cruciate ligaments

Meniscal pathology: meniscus anatomy

Meniscus biomechanics

Meniscal tears: meniscectomy versus repair

Meniscal root tears

Meniscal radial tears

Meniscal ramp lesions

Meniscus deficiency and meniscal transplants

Synthetic meniscal substitutes

A basic science understanding of cartilage repair and its clinical application

Focal chondral injuries

Ocd injuries in the paediatric and adult population

How to manage the active patient with osteoarthritis:: biological approaches

Osteonecrosis of the knee

Patellofemoral anatomy and its surgical implications

Treatment algorithm in patellofemoral disorders: 'le menu à la carte'

Tibial tuberosity osteotomies

Pathological torsion of the lower limb

Lateral patellar instability:: diagnosis, treatment algorithm, conservative approaches, surgical techniques, outcomes, rehabilitation and future directions

Medial patellar instability: primary and iatrogenic

Trochleoplasty

Injuries of the patellar tendon

Quadriceps tendon injuries

Knee arthrofibrosis: how to prevent and how to treat

The paediatric knee

Miscellaneous complex pathological conditions of the knee

Intraoperative management: anaesthesia, tourniquet, tranexamic acid, blood loss and fluid management

Preparing the surgical team for a quick and efficient procedure

Postoperative management

Postoperative rehabilitation concepts.

Notes:

Inludes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from resource home page (ClinicalKey, viewed February 1, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version: Evidence-based management of complex knee injuries.

ISBN:

9780323713122

0323713122

9780323713115

0323713114

OCLC:

1232929061

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.