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The complexity of knee surgery and the frequency with which it is performed makes the procedures of this joint more prone to complications than any other. Combining years clinical expertise of world reknowned surgeons, Knee Surgery: Complications, Pitfalls and Salvage is the only book that provides the surgeon with a comprehensive guide to the many types of complications the knee surgeon will encounter in arthroscopic surgery, meniscal surgery, the reconstruction of ligaments, patello-femoral surgery, fractures around the knee, and prosthetic knee arthroplasty. This unique volume, with over 400 line drawings and photographs, also instructs the surgeon on avoiding pitfalls and salvaging a procedure. No orthopaedic surgeon can afford to perform knee surgery without a copy of this knee saving guide on the bookshelf.
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From the contents:
Soft Tissue Complications. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Following Knee Surgery.- Complications in Meniscal Surgery: Arthroscopic Menisectomy. Arthroscopic Meniscal Repair. Meniscal Transplantation.- Complications and Pitfalls in the Reconstruction of Ligaments: ACL Reconstruction with Hamstring Tendon. ACL Reconstruction Using BPTB Autograft. ACL Reconstruction with Allograft. ACL Reconstruction with Synthetic Grafts. PCL Reconstruction. Extra-Articular Knee Surgery. ACL Revision Reconstruction.- Complications & Pitfalls of Patello-Femoral Surgery: Complications of Lateral Retinacular Release Arthroscopy. Proximal Realignment Procedures
Summary
The complexity of knee surgery and the frequency with which it is performed makes the procedures of this joint more prone to complications than any other. Combining years clinical expertise of world reknowned surgeons, Knee Surgery: Complications, Pitfalls and Salvage is the only book that provides the surgeon with a comprehensive guide to the many types of complications the knee surgeon will encounter in arthroscopic surgery, meniscal surgery, the reconstruction of ligaments, patello-femoral surgery, fractures around the knee, and prosthetic knee arthroplasty. This unique volume, with over 400 line drawings and photographs, also instructs the surgeon on avoiding pitfalls and salvaging a procedure. No orthopaedic surgeon can afford to perform knee surgery without a copy of this knee saving guide on the bookshelf.
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From the reviews:
"...the thirty-five chapters provide an exhaustive and encyclopedic coverage of topics... this volume... is essential for the graduating or senior orthopaedic surgery resident and for the orthopaedic surgeon in the first five years of practice. Certainly, any knee surgeon will want this book as a reference." (Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery)
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From the reviews:
"...the thirty-five chapters provide an exhaustive and encyclopedic coverage of topics... this volume... is essential for the graduating or senior orthopaedic surgery resident and for the orthopaedic surgeon in the first five years of practice. Certainly, any knee surgeon will want this book as a reference." (Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery)
