Main description:

Drs. Cole and Malek, recognized leaders in the field, wrote this cutting-edge text to fill the void in the literature regarding the management of articular cartilage disease and meniscal deficiency. The book enables orthopedic surgeons to develop an evidence-based decision-making framework that guides the management of articular cartilage lesions. Carefully chosen contributors provide readers with a practical background in articular lesions, patient assessment, and management strategies. Subsequent chapters address the gamut of current surgical techniques, from arthroscopy and debridement to unicondylar arthroplasty, in a step-by-step manner. More than 500 detailed illustrations, many in color, help readers understand and master treatments. Case studies, which include preoperative planning and postoperative outcomes, reinforce the decision-making process. Nearly every permutation and treatment option is covered, making this text a prime resource for surgeons committed to exercising sound judgement.

Contents:

Contents
Foreword by Joseph A. Buckwalter
Preface
Contributors Part I Background and Patient Assessment
1 Basic Science
Michael J. Langworthy, Fred R.T. Nelson, and Richard D. Coutts 2 Patient Evaluation
Laurence D. Higgins 3 Nonoperative Treatment
Kenneth R. Zaslav and Jeffrey R. Dugas 4 Cartilage Injury: Overview and Treatment Algorithm
Bert R. Mandelbaum and Steve A. Mora 5 Radiofrequency Energy for Cartilage Treatment
Yan Lu and Mark D. Markel Part II Surgical Techniques
6 Arthroscopic Debridement of the Degenerative Knee
Gregory C. Fanelli and Daniel R. Orcutt 7 Bone Marrow Stimulation Techniques: Microfracture,
Drilling, and Abrasion
Thomas J. Gill and J. Richard Steadman 8 Osteochondral Autograft Replacement
Andrew S. Levy and Steven W. Meier 9 Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation
William D. Bugbee 10 Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation for Focal
Chondral Lesions
Scott D. Gillogly and Mats Brittberg 11 Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation in the
Osteoarthritic Knee
Tom Minas 12 Osteochondritis Dissecans: Current Treatment Options
Lyle J. Micheli and L. Pearce McCarty, III 13 Meniscal Transplantation
Jack Farr and Wayne K. Gersoff 14 Realignment of the Femur and Tibia
Justin P. Roe and Peter J. Fowler 15 Realignment of the Patellofemoral Joint
Giles R. Scuderi 16 Emerging Technologies in Cartilage Repair
Daniel A. Grande 17 Unicondylar Arthroplasty
R. Michael Meneghini and Mitchell B. Sheinkop Part III Case Studies Index