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A fully updated edition of the classic text on the knee, The Problem Knee, Third Edition is highly illustrated in colour and offers a fundamental approach to dealing with soft-tissue and skeletal disorders of the knee. The book focuses on younger patients, rather than degenerative conditions, covering both injuries and congenital abnormalites.
The crucial skills of accurate history-taking, clinical examination, investigation and modern surgical management are the focus throughout. From this framework, the latest techniques in imaging and arthroscopic procedures, rehabilitation methods and ligament reconstruction are discussed, plus indications for techniques such as meniscal suturing and osteochondral grafting.
A logical, systematic approach
Clear line drawings to illustrate examination methods
Scans and x-rays to help you identify injuries and problems
Over 500 references
List of contents
The mechanism and presentation of injuries to the knee. Methods of clinical examination. Investigations. Pediatric conditions. Ligamentous injuries. Meniscal lesions. Patellofemoral problems. Fractures around the knee. Non-traumatic conditions. Treatment of soft tissue injuries.
About the author
Malcolm F Macnicol MBChB, BSc(Hons), FRCS, MCh, FRCS Ed (Orth), FRCP, Dip Sports Med
Formerly Senior Orthopaedic Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, and Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Royal Hospital of Sick Children and Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK
Franky Steenbrugge MD, PhD, MchOrth, FRCS Ed is Professor in Orthopaedics, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Ghent University Hospital, University of Ghent, Belgium
Summary
The Problem Knee offers a highly illustrated and fundamental approach to dealing with soft-tissue and skeletal disorders of the knee. The book focuses on younger patients and covers the latest techniques in imaging and arthroscopic procedures, rehabilitation methods, cruciate ligament reconstruction, meniscal suturing and osteochondral grafting.
