Cartilage Restoration

Bridging the gap between the science and art of cartilage restoration, this book offers an overview of clinical research, plus current surgical options, debridement and marrow stimulation, autograft plug transfer, cell therapy, allografts and meniscal issues.

Includes case-based examples of common concerns in cartilage restoration Provides rich images for review by practicing surgeons and residents Highlights common comorbidities in surgeries Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

Jack Farr, MD, Voluntary Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine; Director, Cartilage Restoration Center of Indiana; and OrthoIndy Sports Medicine Fellowship Director, OrthoIndy and Indiana Orthopedic Hospital, Greenwood, IN, USA

Andreas H. Gomoll, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA

Inhalt
Learning from the Evolution of Cartilage Restoration.- The Osteochondral Unit.- Imaging of Articular Cartilage.- General Treatment Algorithm for Cartilage Defects.- Tibiofemoral Malalignment.- Tibiofemoral Patholaxity.- Patellofemoral Considerations: Pain, Instability, Chondrosis and Alignment.- Meniscal Considerations in Cartilage Surgery.- Approaching Complex Cases.- Debridement and Marrow Stimulation.- Osteochondral Autograft Transfer.- Osteochondral Allograft.- Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI).- Arthroscopic MACI.- Particulated/Minced Cartilage.- Osteotomy for Tibiofemoral Malalignment.- Patellofemoral Osteotomies.- Meniscal Transplantation Techniques.- Alternatives to Meniscus Transplantation Outside the United States.