Main description:

here, two well-known knee experts have assembled a group of leaders in the field to present a book encompassing the best techniques for total knee arthroplasty. Concise chapters cover indications, contraindications, complications, results, instrumentation, infection, preop planning, prosthetic choice, revision arthroplasty, and more -- with the emphasis on the best techniques and surgical "pearls". Supported by line drawings, intraoperative photographs and radiographs, this definitive volume will serve as the complete and quick reference on total knee arthroplasty.

Contents:

Introduction. 1: Preoperative Planning. 2: Surgical Approaches. 3: Correction of Deformity. 4: Bone Defects. 5: Patellar Preparation. 6: Patellar Tracking. 7: Component Position. 8: Instrumentation. 9: Fixation. 10: Prosthetic Choice. 11: Revision Arthroplasty. 12: Infection. 13: Extensor Mechanism Dysfunction. 14: Periprosthetic Fractures. 15: Classification of Bone Defects. 16: Other. 17: Extra-Articular Deformity in TKA. 18: Management of Soft Tissues and Previous Incisions. 19: Rehabilitation. 20: Arthroscopic Management of Problematic TKA. 21: Glossary of Implants.