Complications in Orthopaedics. Articular Cartilage Restoration

General Information

State-of-the-art techniques - understand how to prevent and manage related complications

Area of Focus: Sports Medicine and Hip, Knee & Lower Extremity

Articular cartilage repair is a rapidly evolving field that presents both great opportunities for restoring patient function and great challenges for the orthopaedic surgeon. Knowing how to prevent and manage potential complications is crucial for all surgeons who treat these patients.

This concise, case-based volume discusses complications related to a range of state-of-the-art articular cartilage repair techniques. Written by pioneering surgeons, chapters cover the following topics: Microfracture Osteochondral autograft Osteochondral allograft Autologous chondrocyte implantation Osteotomies (distal femoral and high tibial) Meniscal allograft transplantation Patellofemoral joint considerations (including tibial tubercle osteotomy)

Table of Contents

1 Microfracture
Richard J. Steadman, MD
Karen K. Briggs, MD

2 Osteochondral Autograft
Luke S. Choi, MD
Richard Ma, MD
Mark D. Miller, MD

3 Osteochondral Allograft
William Bugbee, MD

4 Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
Andreas H. Gomoll, MD

5 Osteotomy (DFO/HTO)
Annunziato Amendola, MD
Davide Edoardo Bonasia, MD

6 Meniscal allograft transplantation
Nicole A. Friel, MS
Shane J. Nho, MD, MS
Joseph U. Barker, MD
Brian J. Cole, MD, MBA

7 Specific considerations for the patellofemoral joint (including TTO)
Jack Farr II, MD