Total Knee Replacement

A critical evaluation of all aspects of total knee replacement. The authors from both sides of the Atlantic give information that will enable the reader to plan his own knee replacement surgeries.

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Section I The Basics.- 1 History of Total Knee Replacement.- 2 Indications and Alternatives to Total Knee Replacement.- 3 Knee Biomechanics and Materials.- Section II The Surgical Technique of Total Knee Replacement.- 4 Soft Tissue Techniques in Total Knee Replacement.- 5 Bone Resection Techniques in Total Knee Replacement.- Section III The Results of Total Knee Replacement.- 6 Long term Results of the Cemented Total Condylar Knee.- 7 The Total Condylar Knee Prosthesis.- 8 The Posterior Stabilized Knee Prosthesis.- 9 Experience with the Sledge Prosthesis.- 10 Uncemented Total Knee Replacement: The Tricon-M and Genesis Prosthesis.- 11 Results of Uncemented Total Knee Arthroplasty using the PCA System.- Section IV Problem Areas in Total Knee Replacement.- 12 The Painful Total Knee Replacement.- 13 The Patella in Total Knee Arthroplasty.- 14 Subsidence.- 15 The Management of Bone Loss in Total Knee Replacement.- 16 The Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty.- 17 Special Considerations in Arthroplasty of the Rheumatoid Knee Joint.