BIOLOGIC
JOINT RECONSTRUCTION: ALTERNATIVES TO ARTHROPLASTY
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Editor:
Brian J. Cole and Andreas H. Gmoll.
Bibliographic Data: : ISBN: 978-1-55642-850-0; 2009 by SLACK Incorporated,
NJ, USA, 349 pages, hard cover: alk. paper.
Subjects: Articular cartilage lesions: Diagnosis and management of
articular lesions in joint pathologies of knee, hip, shoulder, elbow, foot
and ankle; basic sciences about articular cartilage pathology, nonoperative
treatment and rehabilitation; arthroscopic, minimal invasive and open surgical
treatment options of cartilage repair; nonprosthetic arthroplasty, biologic
and prosthetic resurfacing techniques.
Reviewed by: M. Asım Baykan, MD, Orthopaedic surgeon, Acibadem Harvard
Medical International, Kozyatagi Hosp. Istanbul, Turkey.
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Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2009) 8, 313
| DESCRIPTION |
| A
comprehensive source of information in the management of cartilage
lesions of major joints using nonoperative or surgical techniques
other than total joint replacement. The text also includes chapters
in basic sciences, imaging and rehabilitation. |
| PURPOSE |
| The
editors are aiming to provide a reference about the latest concepts
and techniques in the treatment of cartilage lesions including future
aspects by a comprehensive approach to the alternative joint restoration
procedures such as biological, pharmacological and surgical techniques
of cartilage repairing and partial resurfacing etc. |
| AUDIENCE |
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Orthopedic
surgeons in sports medicine, orthopedic surgeons performing joint
replacements, orthopedic resident and fellows will be the main audiences.
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| FEATURES |
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The
text is 349 pages, divided into 34 chapters in 7 sections. Section
I is "Background-articular cartilage and allograft processing"
including chapters about pathology, patient evaluation, imaging
and allograft processing. Section II is "Nonoperative treatment"
including chapters about neutraceuticals, pharmacological treatment
and rehabilitation. Section III is "Operative treatment-knee"
including chapters about arthroscopic debridment, microfracture,
osteochondral autograft transplantation, mosaicplasty, osteochondral
autograft transfer, osteochondral allografts, autologous chondrocyte
implantation, existing cell-based technologies, minimally invasive
second-generation autologous chondrocyte implantation, future development
in cartilage repair, meniscus transplantation, management of OCD,
patellafemoral chondral disease, proximal tibial and distal femoral
osteotomies, unicompartmental arthritis current techniques, unicompartmental
knee replacement. Section IV is "Operative treatment-Hip"
including chapters about hip arthroscopy and arthroscopic partial
resurfacing, related osteotomies. Section V is "operative treatment-shoulder"
including chapters about arthroscopic debridment and release, biologic
resurfacing and limited prosthetic resurfacing. Section VI is "Operative
treatment-elbow" including chapters arthroscopy, nonprosthetic
elbow arthroplasty, biological resurfacing. The Section VII is "Operative
treatment-foot and ankle" including chapters about ankle arthroscopy
and cartilage repair in the ankle.
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| ASSESSMENT |
| The
text is one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date references in
the treatment of cartilage pathologies and biological joint reconstruction.
Some other minimal invasive surgical techniques such as prosthetic
partial resurfacing or some osteotomies are also subjected as other
alternative treatments for joint restoration. Basic sciences, diagnostic
imaging, pharmacological treatment and neutraceuticals, and rehabilitation
are making the text. The chapter about future developments in cartilage
repair is not only describing the recent technology, different types
of tissue engineering and related centers in the world but also gives
an idea for the possibilities of future in cartilage repair. Chapters
about surgical techniques and procedures are uniformly composed of
parts including introduction, preoperative evaluation, surgical technique,
postoperative issues, results and references in which the techniques
and management described in detail. Numerous high quality images,
rich illustrations and figures, page design and also colored tables
about key points, protocols, or helpful hints makes the reading and
understanding easier. |
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