Cartilage Injury in the Athlete - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3131403217 ISBN 13: 9783131403216

Publisher: Thieme Publishing Group, 2006

Synopsis

This text provides essential information needed to serve the large population of young athletic patients with cartilage defects who are not yet candidates for joint arthroplasty. Nearly 350 illustrations facilitate the understanding of examination and operative techniques, including arthroscopic debridement, electrothermal chondroplasty, marrow stimulation, osteochondral autograft transfer (OATS/Mosaicplasty), autologous chondrocyte implantation, and osteochondral allografting. The text also addresses joint specific injuries in the shoulder, elbow, and ankle that are often neglected in other literature. Key Features: Reviews normal cartilage anatomy and cartilage response to injury to illuminate appropriate treatment techniques and healing processes. Covers non-operative techniques including analgesics, oral anti-inflammatory medications, neutraceuticals, and hyaluronic acid injections/viscosupplementation, allowing the clinician to expand treatment options. Descriptions of adjunctive procedures, such as meniscal transplant and corrective osteotomy. Provides insights on future directions in the detection and treatment of cartilage injuries.

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Review

""Cartilage Injury in the Athlete" is an exceptional book for the physician, surgeon, and rehabilitation specialist interested in articular cartilage injuries. The book provides a thorough overview of the basic science and treatment of cartilage injuries from some of the most prominent surgeons and scientists in the field of cartilage restoration. ..An excellent reference on our current knowledge of management of articular cartilage defects."--Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy

"This book...should be in every major medical library on account of its comprehensive and current content and vast array of references. It is well organized and illustrated with clinical diagrams and photographs, medical images and colour histopathology plates, and provides an enlightening look into the future."--ANZ Journal of Surgery

"A comprehensive review of the assessment and treatment of cartilage injury...fills a void in the sports medicine literature...offers well-presented sugges

Cartilage Injury in the Athlete is an exceptional book for the physician, surgeon, and rehabilitation specialist interested in articular cartilage injuries. The book provides a thorough overview of the basic science and treatment of cartilage injuries from some of the most prominent surgeons and scientists in the field of cartilage restoration. ..An excellent reference on our current knowledge of management of articular cartilage defects.--Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy

This book...should be in every major medical library on account of its comprehensive and current content and vast array of references. It is well organized and illustrated with clinical diagrams and photographs, medical images and colour histopathology plates, and provides an enlightening look into the future.--ANZ Journal of Surgery

A comprehensive review of the assessment and treatment of cartilage injury...fills a void in the sports medicine literature...offers well-presented suggestions and solutions for difficult and often debilitating problems.--Doody's Book Reviews

"Cartilage Injury in the Athlete" is an exceptional book for the physician, surgeon, and rehabilitation specialist interested in articular cartilage injuries. The book provides a thorough overview of the basic science and treatment of cartilage injuries from some of the most prominent surgeons and scientists in the field of cartilage restoration. ..An excellent reference on our current knowledge of management of articular cartilage defects.--Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical TherapyThis book...should be in every major medical library on account of its comprehensive and current content and vast array of references. It is well organized and illustrated with clinical diagrams and photographs, medical images and colour histopathology plates, and provides an enlightening look into the future.--ANZ Journal of SurgeryA comprehensive review of the assessment and treatment of cartilage injury...fills a void in the sports medicine literature...offers well-presented suggestions and solutions for difficult and often debilitating problems.--Doody's Book Reviews

From the Back Cover

Nearly 350 illustrations of examination and treatment techniques

This book presents a complete guide to treating patients with cartilage damage who are not yet candidates for joint arthroplasty.

Cartilage Injury in the Athlete opens with review of anatomy and describes the response of articular cartilage to injury, followed by the clinical assessment of the injury. It covers nonoperative and operative approaches as well as the adjunctive procedures that often supplement cartilage restorative and repair surgery. Nearly 350 illustrations facilitate the understanding of examination and operative techniques. The text also addresses joint specific injuries in the shoulder, elbow, and ankle that are often neglected in other literature.

Highlights:

• Provides a thorough overview of normal cartilage anatomy and cartilage response to injury that helps illuminate treatment techniques and healing processes
• Demonstrates surgical treatments using step-by-step illustrations
• Covers nonoperative techniques including analgesics, oral anti-inflammatory medications, neutraceuticals, and hyaluronic acid injections/viscosupplementation
• Describes adjunctive procedures, such as meniscal transplant and corrective osteotomy
• Discusses future directions in the detection and treatment of cartilage injuries

Both comprehensive and unique in its scope, this book is an invaluable resource for all orthopedic surgeons, sports medicine and primary care physicians, physical therapists, and fellows and residents in training.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thieme Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3131403217
• ISBN 13: 9783131403216
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Mirzayan Raffy