Cartilage Surgery, An Operative Manual 2011 Elsevier Saunders MedicalScienceBooks.com

Home Book Browser

Cartilage Surgery: An Operative Manual
Editors: Mats Brittberg & Wayne Gersoff
Pages: 320 Hard Cover with Expert Consult online content
ISBN 13: 978-1-4377-0878-3
Saunders/ Elsevier 2011
List Price: $229.00

More Orthopedics Titles Find New and Used Here

More Surgery Titles

Ratings (1-4 , 4 being the highest):

Organization of information: 4

Usefulness of book: 4

Suitable for intended audience: 4

Author’s objectives met: 4

Significant number of illustrations: 4

Quality of illustrations: 4

Description:

Cartilage Surgery: An Operative Manual by Mats Brittberg, MD and Wayne Gersoff, MD is your guide to applying the most recent advances in cartilage repair, and performing cutting-edge surgical procedures. An internationally diverse collection of authors offers a global perspective on timely topics such as cartilage biologics. Clinical pearls, operative video clips, and detailed, full-color intraoperative photographs offer step-by-step guidance on essential techniques. You can access the full content and videos online at expertconsult.com.

Although Elsevier's website states that this text has a DVD included, our copy did not include a DVD. Just be aware that a DVD-ROM is not included with purchase.

Key Features:

Stay current with the recent advances in cartilage repair including surgical and non-surgical treatments as well as biologic management of cartilage lesions.
Get unmatched visual guidance from an unparalleled video collection - online and on DVD - that demonstrates how to perform a variety of key techniques.
Quickly reference essential topics with a templated, focused format that includes clinical pearls to help you make a confident diagnosis and select the best treatment.
Benefit from the knowledge, experience, and global perspective of a diverse collection of leading international authors.

Access the book from any computer at ExpertConsult.com, complete with the full text, entire image bank, and video library.

Table of Contents:

1. Cartilage Morphology
2. Patient Evaluation and Treatment Algorithms
3. Debridement of the Injured Cartilage
4. Bone Marrow Stimulating Techniques
    A. Drilling, Abrasion Arthroplasty, and Microfracture
    B. Carbon Fiber Resurfacing
    C. Autologous Matrix-Induced Chondrogenesis (AMIC)
    D. TRUFIT Plugs
5. Osteochondral Mosaicplasty
6. Mega-OATS
7. Osteochondral Allografts
8. Fixation of Osteochondral Fragments
9. Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
    A. Cartilage Biopsy Handling
    B. Quality Assurance of Cells for Chondrogenic Implantation
    C. ACI First and Second Generation
    D. Transarthroscopic Implantation of Hyalograft (Hyaff 11) with Autologous Chondrocytes
    E. Matrix-Induced Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (MACI)
10. Allograft Particulate Cartilage Transplantation: DeNovo Natural Tissue (NT) Graft
11. Cartilage Fragment Implantation
12. Unloading Osteotomies: Effect on Cartilage and Cartilage Repair
13. Unloading the Patellofemoral Joint for Cartilage Lesions
14. Meniscal Allografts, Cartilage Repair, and Concomitant Procedures
15. Bone Grafting around an Articular Joint
16. Postoperative Cartilage Repair Rehabiliatation