Anterior Knee Pain and Patellar Instability

Etiopathogenic Bases, Prevention and Therapeutic Implications
Patellofemoral Pain: An Overview
Pathophysiology of Anterior Knee Pain
Femoral and Tibial Rotational Abnormalities Are the Most Ignored Factors in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Anterior Knee Pain Patients. A Critical Analysis Review
Why is Torsion Important in the Genesis of Anterior Knee Pain?
Clinical and Radiological Assessment of the Anterior Knee Pain Patient
Evaluation of Psychological Factors Affecting Anterior Knee Pain Patients: The Implications for Clinicians Who Treat These Patients
Management of Anterior Knee Pain from the Physical Therapist’s Perspective
Targeted Treatment in Anterior Knee Pain Patients According to Subgroups Versus Multimodal Treatment
Surgical Treatment of Anterior Knee Pain. When is Surgery Needed?
The Failed Patella. What Can We Do?
Risk Factors for Patellofemoral Pain: Prevention Programs
Anterior Knee Pain After Arthroscopic Meniscectomy: Risk Factors, Prevention and Treatment
Anterior Knee Pain Prevalence After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Risk Factors and Prevention
Patellar Tendinopathy: Risk Factors, Prevention, and Treatment
Pathophysiology of Patellar Instability
Evaluation of the Patient with Patellar Instability: Clinical and Radiological Assessment
Evolving Management of Acute Dislocations of the Patella
How to Deal with Chronic Patellar Instability
Limitations of Patellofemoral Surgery in Children
The Failed Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction. What Can We Do?
Surgical Treatment of Recurrent Patellar Instability: History and Current Concepts
Chondral and Osteochondral Lesions in the Patellofemoral Joint
Patellofemoral Arthritis
Fresh Osteochondral Allografts in Patellofemoral Surgery
Extensor Mechanism Complications After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Surgical Techniques: Why, When and How I Do It
Sonosurgery Ultrasound-Guided Arthroscopic Shaving for the Treatment of Patellar Tendinopathy When Conservative Treatment Fails
Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction: Anatomical Versus Quasi-anatomical Femoral Fixation
Minimal Invasive MPFL Reconstruction Using Quadriceps Tendon
Combined Medial Patellofemoral Ligament and Medial Patellotibial Ligament Reconstruction
Warning: Lateral Retinacular Release Can Cause Medial Patellar Dislocation—Lateral Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction
Reconstruction of the Lateral Patellofemoral Ligament
Patellar Tendon Imbrication
Quadricepsplasty
Sulcus Deepening Trochleoplasty
Arthroscopic Deepening Trochleoplasty
Lengthening Trochleoplasty
Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy in Patients with Patella Supera or Infera
Tibial Tubercle Anteromedialization Osteotomy (Fulkerson Osteotomy)
Rotational Osteotomy. Principles, Surgical Technique, Outcomes and Complications
Bipolar Fresh Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation of the Patellofemoral Joint
Patellofemoral Arthroplasty. Pearls and Pitfalls
Clinical Cases—Primary and Revision Patellofemoral Surgery Patellofemoral Joint Preservation Surgery A Case-Based Approach
Case # 1: Disabling Anterior Knee Pain After Failed MPFL Reconstruction in a Patient with Patellar Chondropathy, Femoral Anteversion and External Tibial Torsion
Case # 2: Disabling Anterior Knee Pain Recalcitrant to Conservative Treatment in a Patient with Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis and Structural Femoral Retrotorsion and Genu Varum
Case # 3: Severe Anterior Knee Pain Recalcitrant to Conservative Treatment in a Patient with Functional Femoral Retrotorsion
Case # 4: Disabling Anterior Knee Pain in a Multi-operated Young Patient with Severe Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis and Medial Patellar Instability
Case # 5: Multidirectional Patellar Instability After Over-Medialization of the Tibial Tubercle in a Patient with Severe Trochlear Dysplasia and Patella Alta
Case # 6: Failed MPFL Reconstruction in a Patient with Severe Trochlear Dysplasia and Malpositioning of the Femoral Attachment Point
Case # 7: Lateral Patellar Instability in a Multi-operated Young Patient with Severe Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis and Severe Trochlear Dysplasia
Case # 8: Extensor Mechanism Reconstruction After Resection of a Soft Tissue Sarcoma that Infiltrates the Patellar Tendon
Case # 9: Severe Patellofemoral Chondropathy in an Active 47-Year-Old Patient
Case # 10: Dislocated Patella After Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Case # 11: Patella Baja and Valgus Limb 56 Years After Tibial Tubercle Transfer
New Frontiers in Anterior Knee Pain, Patellar Instability and Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis Evaluation and Treatment
Kinetic and Kinematic Analysis in Evaluating Anterior Knee Pain Patients
Patellofemoral Instrumented Stress Testing
Anterior Knee Pain and Functional Femoral Maltorsion in Patients with Cam Femoroacetabular Impingement
Finite Element Technology in Evaluating Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction
Biomechanical Analysis of the Influence of Trochlear Dysplasia on Patellar Tracking and Pressure Applied to Cartilage
Brain Network Functional Connectivity Clinical Relevance and Predictive Diagnostic Models in Anterior Knee Pain Patients
Robotic-Assisted Patellofemoral Arthroplasty
Modern Patellofemoral Inlay Arthroplasty—A Silver Lining in the Treatment of Isolated Patellofemoral Arthritis
Virtual Orthopaedic Examination in Patellofemoral Disorders

This textbook provides an authoritative reference on one of the most problematic entities in the pathology of the knee. Throughout the text, esteemed international experts highlight their clinical insights for ensuring optimal non-surgical and surgical outcomes when treating anterior knee pain and patellar instability. The chapters are revised with the latest updates and new chapters are featured focusing upon robotic-assisted patellofemoral replacement, predictive diagnostic models in anterior knee pain patients based on artificial intelligence, brain network functional connectivity in anterior knee pain patients, and many other hot topics in the field.

Anterior Knee Pain and Patellar Instability, 3rd Edition is an essential, multi-disciplinary textbook for all levels of orthopedic surgeons, physiotherapists, radiologists, biologists, pathologists, and bioengineers, who wish to learn more about this complex pathology that affects both young and older patients.