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This book is structured in a way that guides the reader from prevention through to diagnosis and then treatment of infection following total knee arthroplasty, in each case providing state of the art information on available techniques and procedures. The section on the crucial preventive measures...

This fourteenth volume in the EUROPEAN INSTRUCTIONAL LECTURES series continues the format of educational chapters from across Orthopaedics and Traumatology contributed by distinguished Orthopaedic Educators in Europe. It provides current material and major advances covering a range of topics including:...

Groundbreaking and long overdue, Essential Dance Medicine is a unique text designed to help medical professionals learn the presentations, differential diagnoses and available treatment options for common dance injuries. As different types of dance have evolved, so have their related injuries. This...

The new age of biologic treatment of the ACL is coming. In The ACL Handbook: Knee Biology, Mechanics, and Treatment, the authors cover the past and current state of ACL injuries and treatment, and then introduce and explain the key concepts for understanding the new biologic approach to ACL treatment. The...

The objective of the present work is to review the existing literature on joint incongruity, cellular mechano-transduction, and computer simulations of mechano-adaptive bone remodelling, and to quantitatively assess the effect of incongruity on load transmission and subchondral mineralisation. Idealised...

The SMART Approach to Spine Clinical Research is a must-have guide for spine care professionals seeking to make a meaningful contribution to the scientific literature and advance their careers by publishing high-quality clinical research. Planning, conducting, and publishing the results of your clinical...

A cutting-edge review of the biochemical, physiological, pharmacological, genetic, and molecular interactions involved in the development and homeostasis of the skeleton. Topics range from chondrogenesis, chondrocytes, and cartilage to skeletal dysmorphology, and include the control of skeletal development,...

Arthrose trifft jeden - Bewegung ist alles Wie kostbar die Gabe ist, sich schmerzfrei zu bewegen, begreifen wir in der Regel erst, wenn es in den Gelenken zwickt und schmerzt, weil uns Arthrose oder Arthritis (also Rheuma) zu schaffen machen. Aber was genau schmerzt da eigentlich, und warum? Eine...

This book focuses on orthogeriatrics, a topic that has received little attention in the literature to date. As active members of the Fragility Fracture Network (FFN), the editors and most of the authors of this book have gathered all essential expertise on hip fracture management in a single volume....

Each issue of Orthopedic Clinics offers clinical review articles on the most cutting edge technologies, techniques, and more in the field. Major topic areas include: adult reconstruction, upper extremity, pediatrics, trauma, oncology, hand, foot and ankle.

De Quervain’s Disease is the compression of the tendon sheath of one of the two tendons to the thumb at wrist region.The tendon sheath is a protective cover for the tendon which provides protection for the tendon as it travels across the radius bone especially at the joints.When the tendon gets...

Tarsal tunnel syndrome is a medical compression neuropathy of the posterior tibial nerve as it passes in the anatomical tarsal tunnel, which is located behind the medial malleolus and beneath the retinaculum of the flexor muscles of the foot.The tarsal tunnel is a ligamentous sheath that provides...

Foot drop is a medical disorder with muscular weakness or paralysis that makes it difficult to lift the front part of the foot and toes.Foot drop is a sign of an underlying disorder rather than a condition itself.This could be muscular, produced by nerve damage in the leg, or the result of a brain...

Bursitis is the medical disorder of inflammation or irritation of the bursa.The bursa is a sac containing lubricating fluid, located between tissues such as bone, muscle, tendons, and skin that reduce rubbing, friction, and irritation.The bursa is a fluid-filled sac that works as a cushion between...