Articular Cartilage Lesions: A Practical Guide to Assessment and Treatment (Paperback, Softcover Repri)

Contents Foreword by Joseph A. Buckwalter Preface Contributors Part I Background and Patient Assessment 1 Basic Science Michael J. Langworthy, Fred R.T. Nelson, and Richard D. Coutts 2 Patient Evaluation Laurence D. Higgins 3 Nonoperative Treatment Kenneth R. Zaslav and Jeffrey R. Dugas 4 Cartilage Injury: Overview and Treatment Algorithm Bert R. Mandelbaum and Steve A. Mora 5 Radiofrequency Energy for Cartilage Treatment Yan Lu and Mark D. Markel Part II Surgical Techniques 6 Arthroscopic Debridement of the Degenerative Knee Gregory C. Fanelli and Daniel R. Orcutt 7 Bone Marrow Stimulation Techniques: Microfracture, Drilling, and Abrasion Thomas J. Gill and J. Richard Steadman 8 Osteochondral Autograft Replacement Andrew S. Levy and Steven W. Meier 9 Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation William D. Bugbee 10 Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation for Focal Chondral Lesions Scott D. Gillogly and Mats Brittberg 11 Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation in the Osteoarthritic Knee Tom Minas 12 Osteochondritis Dissecans: Current Treatment Options Lyle J. Micheli and L. Pearce McCarty, III 13 Meniscal Transplantation Jack Farr and Wayne K. Gersoff 14 Realignment of the Femur and Tibia Justin P. Roe and Peter J. Fowler 15 Realignment of the Patellofemoral Joint Giles R. Scuderi 16 Emerging Technologies in Cartilage Repair Daniel A. Grande 17 Unicondylar Arthroplasty R. Michael Meneghini and Mitchell B. Sheinkop Part III Case Studies Index