Author	Cole, Brian J. author
Title	Articular Cartilage Lesions [electronic resource] : A Practical Guide to Assessment and Treatment / by Brian J. Cole, M. Mike Malek
Imprint	New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2004
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21553-2
Descript	XIII, 336 p. 1175 illus., 904 illus. in color. online resource

Drs. Cole and Malek, recognized leaders in the field, wrote this cutting-edge text to fill the void in the literature regarding the management of articular cartilage disease and meniscal deficiency. The book enables orthopedic surgeons to develop an evidence-based decision-making framework that guides the management of articular cartilage lesions. Carefully chosen contributors provide readers with a practical background in articular lesions, patient assessment, and management strategies. Subsequent chapters address the gamut of current surgical techniques, from arthroscopy and debridement to unicondylar arthroplasty, in a step-by-step manner. More than 500 detailed illustrations, many in color, help readers understand and master treatments. Case studies, which include preoperative planning and postoperative outcomes, reinforce the decision-making process. Nearly every permutation and treatment option is covered, making this text a prime resource for surgeons committed to exercising sound judgement

I Background and Patient Assessment -- 1 Basic Science -- 2 Patient Evaluation -- 3 Nonoperative Treatment -- 4 Cartilage Injury: Overview and Treatment Algorithm -- 5 Radiofrequency Energy for Cartilage Treatment -- II Surgical Techniques -- 6 Arthroscopic Debridement of the Degenerative Knee -- 7 Bone Marrow Stimulation Techniques: Microfracture, Drilling, and Abrasion -- 8 Osteochondral Autograft Replacement -- 9 Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation -- 10 Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation for Focal Chondral Lesions -- 11 Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation in the Osteoarthritic Knee -- 12 Osteochondritis Dissecans: Current Treatment Options -- 13 Meniscal Transplantation -- 14 Realignment of the Femur and Tibia -- 15 Realignment of the Patellofemoral Joint -- 16 Emerging Technologies in Cartilage Repair -- 17 Unicondylar Arthroplasty -- III Case Studies

1. Medicine
2. Orthopedics
3. Sports medicine
4. Medicine & Public Health
5. Surgical Orthopedics
6. Orthopedics
7. Sports Medicine