Fanelli Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

A Practical Guide to Management
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-0-387-21601-0
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 305 Seiten

Reihe: Biomedical and Life Sciences

POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJUIRES: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO MANAGEMENT, presents the orthopaedic surgeon an unprecedented review of the most recent and advanced knowledge needed to diagnosis and treat PCL injuries successfully. This comprehensive and practical volume covers everything from biomechanics and anatomy, non-operative treatment and rehabilitation to the latest surgical treatments of PCL injuries using arthroscopy, grafts and synthetic ligament substitutes. Each of this early written chapters is accompanied by a wealth of line drawings and photographs demonstrating both the surgical and non-surgical approaches to examination and treatment. For any orthopaedic surgeon confronted by knee injuries, this volume is fundamental reading.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fanelli, Gregory C.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Herring, J.

Malek, M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I: Anatomy and Biomechanics.- 1. Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament.- 2. Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Posterolateral Aspect of the Knee.- 3. Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Posteromedial Aspect of the Knee.- II: Diagnosis and Evaluation.- 4. Clinical Examination of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament-Deficient Knee.- 5. Imaging of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament.- 6. Measurement of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament and Posterolateral Corner.- 7. Arthroscopic Evaluation of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament and Posterolateral Corner.- III: Nonoperative Treatment.- 8. The Natural History of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament-Deficient Knee.- 9. Nonoperative Treatment of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries.- IV: Surgical Treatment.- 10. Graft Selection in Posterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery.- 11. Arthroscopically Assisted Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Transtibial Tunnel Technique.- 12. Arthroscopically Assisted Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Tibial Inlay Technique.- 13. Arthroscopically Assisted Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Double Femoral Tunnel Technique.- 14. Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Synthetics.- 15. Arthroscopically Assisted Combined Anterior Cruciate Ligament/Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.- 16. Surgical Treatment of Posterolateral Instability.- 17. Surgical Treatment of Medial Ligament Injuries Associated with Posterior Cruciate Ligament Tears.- 18. Rehabilitation of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries.- 19. Complications in Posterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery.