Chirurgia del Ginocchio

Description

Section 1 – Basic Sciences

1. Anatomy
2. Anatomical abnormalities
3. Clinical examination of the knee
4. Gene therapy in the treatment of knee disorders

Section 2 – Diagnostic Imaging of the Knee

5. Imaging techniques and normal knee anatomy
6. Radiological study of knee bone trauma
7. Internal derangements: ligaments and tendons
8. Internal derangements: menisci and cartilage
9. Arthropathies, osteonecrosis and bursitis
10. Diagnostic imaging of knee arthroplasty
11. Tumours and pseudotumoural conditions

Section 3 – Biomechanics

12. Three-dimensional morphology of the knee
13. Fluoroscopic analysis of knee arthroplasty
14. Biomechanics and arthrography of the patellofemoral joint
15. Contact mechanics of the human body
16. In vivo mechanics and motion of the knee joint
17. Do patellar stresses change after knee arthroplasty? A finite element study on native and implanted patellae
18. Simulation testing of knee implants
19. Knee wear

Section 4 – Sports Medicine: Articular Cartilage and Menisci

20. Articular cartilage: biology, biomechanics and reparative responses
21. Articular cartilage lesions and adult osteochondritis dissecans: therapeutic options and decision-making algorithm
22. International experience with autologous chondrocyte implantation covered with periosteum, including scaffold-guided implantation techniques using tissue engineering matrix supports
23. Osteochondral autograft transfer
24. Osteochondral allografts
25. Treatment of full-thickness articular cartilage lesions using débridement and microfracture
26. Articular cartilage repair with bioscaffolds
27. Failures of chondral repair
28. Arthroscopic treatment of gonarthrosis
29. Treatment of juvenile osteochondritis dissecans of the knee
30. Secondary, spontaneous and post-arthroscopic osteonecrosis of the knee: diagnosis and treatment

VOLUME II

Section 5 – Sports Medicine: Ligament Injuries

37. Classification of knee ligament injuries
38. Knee scoring systems and related statistics
39. Medial ligament injuries of the knee: acute and chronic
40. Lateral collateral ligament and posterolateral corner
41. Anterior cruciate ligament injuries and reconstruction: indications, principles and outcomes
42. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with bone–patellar tendon–bone autograft
43. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with hamstring tendons
44. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with free graft of the central portion of the quadriceps tendon
45. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with allograft
46. Double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
47. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using the anteromedial portal and single- and double-bundle techniques
48. Complications of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
49. Revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
50. Revision surgery of the anterior cruciate ligament: one- or two-stage technique
51. Osteotomy of the knee with anterior cruciate ligament injury
52. Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in the presence of anterior cruciate ligament injury
53. Rehabilitation of surgically reconstructed and conservatively treated anterior cruciate ligament
54. Knee braces for sports injuries
55. Decision-making process in the surgical treatment of posterior cruciate ligament ruptures
56. Posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: posterior tibial inlay technique
57. Posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: double-bundle transtibial technique
58. Posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: fibre-preserving technique via the posteromedial portal
59. Knee dislocations
60. Dislocation of the proximal tibiofibular joint

Section 6 – Sports Medicine: Patellar Disorders and Extensor Mechanism

61. Patellofemoral joint disorders
62. Distal realignment of the patellofemoral joint: indications, effects, results and recommendations
63. Patellofemoral joint surgery: proximal realignment
64. Repair and reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament for the treatment of lateral patellar dislocations: surgical techniques and clinical outcomes
65. Trochleoplasty with groove deepening
66. Rupture of the quadriceps and patellar tendons

Section 7 – Knee Arthritis

67. Gouty arthritis and other crystal arthropathies
68. Knee osteoarthritis
69. Fundamental aspects of psoriatic arthritis
70. Systemic allergic dermatitis in total knee arthroplasty
71. Rheumatoid arthritis of the knee: current medical treatment

Section 8 – Heterogeneous Pathologies and Their Treatment

72. Synovial membrane: normal and pathological conditions
73. Haemophilia and pigmented villonodular synovitis
74. Anaesthesia for knee surgery
75. Complex regional pain syndrome of the knee
76. Partial denervation for the treatment of painful neuromas complicating knee arthroplasty
77. HIV infection and its relationship with knee pathologies

Section 9 – Plastic Surgery

78. Soft tissue healing
79. Coverage options for problematic wounds

Section 10 – Periarticular Knee Fractures

80. Distal femur fractures
81. Tibial plateau fractures
82. Patellar fractures
83. Treatment of periprosthetic knee fractures

Section 11 – Paediatric Knee

84. Embryology and development of the normal knee
85. Congenital deformities of the knee
86. Meniscal disorders
87. Osteochondritis dissecans
88. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in paediatric patients
89. Tibial spine fractures
90. Epiphyseal injuries of the knee
91. Patellar instability

VOLUME III

Section 12 – Joint Replacement and Its Alternatives

92. Conservative treatment of knee osteoarthritis
93. Scoring systems and their validation for the arthritic knee
94. Knee osteotomy: American perspective
95. Osteotomy of the arthritic knee: European perspective
96. Knee osteotomy: international round table
97. Historical evolution, classification and characteristics of knee prostheses
98. Unicompartmental knee prosthesis
99. Unicompartmental knee prosthesis: European perspective
100. Unicompartmental knee prosthesis: international round table
101. Patellofemoral arthroplasty
102. Bicompartmental knee prosthesis
103. Mono-, bi- or tricompartmental knee osteoarthritis: algorithm for surgical treatment
104. Surgical approaches to knee arthroplasty: standard and minimally invasive techniques
105. Surgical techniques and instrumentation in knee arthroplasty
106. Correction of fixed deformities with knee arthroplasty
107. Cemented knee arthroplasty: the gold standard
108. Uncemented knee arthroplasty models
109. Preservation of the posterior cruciate ligament in knee arthroplasty
110. Knee arthroplasty with posterior cruciate ligament sacrifice
111. Knee arthroplasty with posterior cruciate ligament substitution
112. Mobile-bearing knee arthroplasty
113. Patellar resurfacing in knee arthroplasty
114. Knee arthroplasty: which implant do I prefer for my patients? International round table
115. Computer-assisted navigation in primary knee arthroplasty
116. Knee arthroplasty using computer navigation
117. Image-free computer navigation in knee arthroplasty: the simplest wave of the future
118. Electromagnetic computer-assisted navigation
119. Treatment of extra-articular deformity in knee arthroplasty using navigation
120. Patient-specific cutting guides for knee arthroplasty
121. Kinematic alignment in knee arthroplasty
122. Robotics in knee arthroplasty
123. Computer-assisted navigation: minimally invasive surgery for knee arthroplasty
124. Advanced technologies in knee arthroplasty execution: round table

Revision and Complex Knee Arthroplasty

125. Complications of knee arthroplasty
126. Extensible surgical exposures for knee arthroplasty
127. Revision knee arthroplasty for aseptic failure
128. Infected knee arthroplasty
129. Instability of knee arthroplasty
130. Treatment of bone defects in revision knee arthroplasty: augments, structural and impaction grafting, and cones
131. Patellar revision
132. Patellar fractures in knee arthroplasty
133. Extensor mechanism rupture after knee arthroplasty
134. Economic aspects of knee arthroplasty

Section 13 – Medical and Surgical Considerations in the Treatment of the Patient Undergoing Total Knee Replacement

Medical issues

135. Perioperative management of patients with coronary stents

Deep vein thrombosis

136. Guidelines of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
137. Prevention of venous thromboembolism in knee surgery: limitations of aspirin and mechanical devices
138. Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after knee surgery: European approach
139. Thromboembolic disease and unicompartmental knee prosthesis
140. Treatment of haematoma and haemarthrosis after knee arthroplasty
141. Multimodal approach to avoiding transfusion and managing blood loss in knee arthroplasty
142. Advances in anticoagulation for knee arthroplasty: newer drugs
143. Advances in mechanical compression devices
144. Prevention of thrombophlebitis and pulmonary embolism in knee arthroplasty

Pain management

145. Multimodal approach to pain management in knee arthroplasty
146. Pain management: the surgeon’s approach

Section 14 – Periarticular Tumours of the Knee

147. Evaluation of the patient with a bone tumour of the knee
148. Surgical treatment of benign bone tumours
149. Surgical treatment of malignant bone tumours of the knee
150. Composite reconstruction of the knee with allograft and prosthesis
151. Megaprostheses for reconstruction after resection of knee tumours
152. Metastatic disease of the knee: evaluation and surgical treatment
153. Soft tissue tumours of the knee

Analytical Index