The Pediatric and Adolescent Knee

By

• Lyle Micheli, MD, Director Division of Sports Medicine, Associate in Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Children's Hospital; Associate Clinical Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
• Mininder Kocher, MD, MPH Assistant in Surgery Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine Children's Hospital, Boston, MA. Instructor Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

Description

A comprehensive, one-stop resource on the surgical management of knee disorders in children and adolescents! This state-of-the-art reference examines both acquired and congenital conditions as well as a range of non-surgical problems. Throughout the text, readers will find 250 clinical illustrations, descriptions of the injection areas for the knee, key points, and tips on technique that make practical guidance easy to understand and apply.

Audience

Orthopaedics/Sports Medicine; Residents and Fellows

Contents

1. Epidemiology of Pediatric Injuries 2. History and Physical Examination 3. Anatomy 4. Biology and Gene Therapy 5. Growth & Development 6. Imaging 7. Sports Physiology & Strength Training 8. Psychology of Sports Injury and Rehabilitation 9. Primary Care 10. Pre-Participation Examination 11. Performance Enhancing Drugs 12. Special Concerns of the Female Athlete 13. Physical Therapy/Rehabilitation 14. Operating Room/Equipment 15. Anesthetic Considerations 16. Patellofemoral Dysfunction 17. Patellar Tendinitis 18. Osgood-Schlatter/ Sinding-Larsen Johannsen 19. Knee Fractures 20. Meniscal Injuries 21. Discoid Lateral Meniscus 22. Osteochondritis Dissecans 23. Chondral Injuries & Osteochondral Fractures 24. ACL Injuries 25. Ligament Injuries 26. Tibial Spine Fracture 27. Congenital Knee Deformities 28. Angular Deformity/ Blount's Disease 29. Infection 30. Arthritis 31. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome/ RSD 32. Tumors