The anterior cruciate ligament : reconstruction and basic science / [edited by] Chadwick C. Prodromos.
Now in a combined resource that includes print, eBook, and video, The Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Reconstruction and Basic Science, 2nd Edition, by Dr. Chadwick Prodromos, provides the expert guidance you need to effectively select the right procedure and equipment, prevent complications, and improv...
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| Other title: | Anterior cruciate ligament (Prodromos) Preceded by: Anterior cruciate ligament. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia, PA :
Elsevier,
[2018]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Anatomy and genetics of ACL injury
- Mechanism, incidence and epidemiology of ACL injury
- Diagnosis and treatment of ACL tears
- Economics of ACLR
- Graft mechanical properties
- Graft choices
- Graft harvest techniques, preparation and complications
- Reconstruction techniques
- Principles of tunnel formation
- Control of pain in ACLR
- Additional surgical considerations
- Fixation biomechanics
- Soft-tissue graft cortical fixation
- Soft-tissue graft interference screw fixation
- Soft-tissue graft tibial fixation
- BTB graft fixation
- Graft healing and ligamentization
- Revision ACLR
- ACLR in skeletally immature patients
- ACL partial tears
- Associated injuries of the bone, ligament, meniscus, cartilage and nerve
- ACLR and UKA
- Rehabilitation
- Outcomes after ACLR
- Patient factors that contribute to success or failure
- Return to sports
- Complications
- Gait analysis and extraarticular reconstruction
- Tissue engineering and the future.