Knee Surgery Complications, Pitfalls, and Salvage [Hardcover]

Combining years of clinical experience gathered by world-renowned experts, this is the only book to provide knee surgeons with a comprehensive guide to the many types of complications encountered in arthroscopic and 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, belongs on the shelf of every orthopaedic surgeon performing knee surgery.From the contents: Complications in Arthroscopy and Arthroscopic Procedures of the Knee: Avoiding Complications. Post Arthroscopy Septic Arthritis. 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. Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy. Injuries of the Quadriceps & Patellar Tendon.- Complications & Pitfalls in Fractures Around the Knee: Fractures of the Distal Femur. Complications in Fractures of the Patella. Complications in Fractures Around the Knee in Children. High Tibial Osteotomy. And much more ...

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 &amp; Joint Surgery)<lãÂ