Controversies in Knee Surgery

by Williams, Riley J.; Johnson, David P.

• ISBN13: 9780198520665
• ISBN10: 0198520662
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-11-04
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book is a comprehensive review of the subject of knee surgery with particular emphasis on the reconstruction of knee injuries. The book covers the topics of meniscal, ligament and articular cartilage injuries, their diagnosis, investigation and treatment options. The book specificallyaddresses the difficult and controversial areas of such surgery with descriptions of the different treatment options, extensive literature review, review of the reported success and details of surgical techniques. The authors are drawn from a wide range of backgrounds with surgeons from the USA, theUK and Europe but also from Australia. The book also provides expert and essential backgrounds to some of the difficult topics in knee surgery by bioengineers and basic scientists.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	xi
Part 1. Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction
What is the natural history of ACL injury in the athletic individual?	3	(12)
Paolo Aglietti
Francesco Giron
Does ACL reconstruction prevent articular degeneration? The ACL risk equation	15	(22)
Paul H. Marks
Kurt P. Droll
Michelle Cameron
Primary ACL reconstruction: what are the best methods of fixation for grafts used in ACL reconstruction surgery?	37	(20)
Charles H. Brown
Bone-tendon-bone autograft ACL reconstruction is the most effective surgical option for restoring anterior knee stability following ACL injury	57	(10)
Scott D. Mair
Darren L. Johnson
Implications of tunnel widening in the ACL reconstructed knee	67	(16)
Mark G. Clatworthy
Primary ACL reconstruction: does gender affect outcome following ACL reconstruction surgery?	83	(14)
Brian M. Crites
Leigh Ann Curl
Lactic and glycolic acid-based bioresorbable polymeric materials in ACL reconstruction	97	(12)
Michel Vert
Bio-absorbable interference screws in ACL reconstruction	109	(20)
David P. Johnson
Jason L. Koh
The physiology of bone-tendon healing must be considered for successful ACL reconstruction rehabilitation	129	(22)
Deryk G. Jones
J.-K. Francis Suh
The evolution of rehabilitation for ACL reconstruction	151	(16)
K. Donald Shelbourne
Michael D. Dersam
ACL reconstruction in the skeletally immature: indications, methodology and concerns	167	(18)
George A. Paletta
Indications for ACL reconstruction in the over-forty age group	185	(8)
John Bartlett
Part 2. Revision ACL Reconstruction
Graft options for revision ACL surgery -- which is the most effective?	193	(18)
Eric W. Carson
Alonzo Sexton
Deryk G. Jones
One stage versus two stage revision ACL reconstruction: indications and techniques	211	(18)
Giancarlo Puddu
Guglielmo Cerullo
Part 3. Medial Collateral Ligament
Medial collateral ligament repair at the time of primary ACL reconstruction: when and why	229	(26)
Joseph H. Guettler
Laurence D. Higgins
Part 4. Lateral Collateral Ligament/Posterolateral Comer
Acute repair of the posterolateral structures of the knee results in superior clinical outcomes compared to the current methods of reconstruction	255	(18)
Answorth A. Allen
Victor Lopez Jr
Reconstruction methods for the lateral side of the knee: what we do	273	(30)
Christopher J. Wahl
Russell F. Warren
Part 5. Arthritic ACL Deficient Knees
Arthritis in the ACL deficient knee: what is the best approach?	303	(26)
Riley J. Williams
David P. Johnson
Arthritic ACL-deficient knees -- is there increased patient morbidity following combined high tibial osteotomy/ACL reconstruction?	329	(14)
Christoph B. Marti
Roland P. Jakob
Part 6. Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL)
Natural history of PCL injuries	343	(16)
K. Donald Shelbourne
Cary Guse
PCL reconstruction: is it necessary following PCL rupture?	359	(16)
Todd M. Herrenbruck
John A. Bergfeld
PCL reconstruction: the double-bundle method is most effective for restoring posterior tibiofemoral laxity	375	(12)
Andrew A. Amis
Part 7. Meniscus and Cartilage Injury
Meniscus and cartilage injury: does meniscal allograft transplantation prevent articular cartilage degeneration?	387	(20)
Scott A. Rodeo
Indications, preservation, and implant techniques for meniscal allograft transplantation	407	(18)
Ewoud van Arkel
Microfracture arthroplasty is an effective means to treat full thickness cartilage lesions of the knee	425	(14)
J. Richard Steadman
William G. Rodkey
Karen K. Briggs
Autologous chondrocyte transplantation can effectively treat most articular cartilage lesions of the knee?	439	(16)
Mats Brittberg
Lars Peterson
Fresh osteochondral allograft transplantation for the treatment of hyaline cartilage defects: is this a viable surgical alternative?	455	(22)
Beth E. Shubin Stein
Riley J. Williams
Part 8. Complex Knee Injury
Is it best to surgically address all injured ligaments in the acute injury period?	477	(12)
Rene Verdonk
Fredrik Almqvist
Chronic multi-ligament knee injuries are best treated using osteotomies about the knee	489	(22)
Tarik Ait Si Selmi
Philippe Neyret
G. Schuck de Freitas
T. Lootens
L. Jacquot
Indications and outcomes of acute, simultaneous ACL and PCL reconstruction	511	(18)
Hussein A. Elkousy
Jon K. Sekiya
Christopher D. Harner
Knee motion loss: why does it happen and what does one do about it?	529	(18)
Thomas P. Branch
Jon E. Browne
Index	547