Surgery of the meniscus [electronic resource] / Christophe Hulet, Helder Pereira, Giuseppe Peretti, Matteo Denti, editors.
2016
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Title
Surgery of the meniscus [electronic resource] / Christophe Hulet, Helder Pereira, Giuseppe Peretti, Matteo Denti, editors.
ISBN
9783662491881 (electronic book)
3662491885 (electronic book)
9783662491867
3662491869
3662491885 (electronic book)
9783662491867
3662491869
Published
Heidelberg : Springer, [2016]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-662-49188-1 doi
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RD561
Dewey Decimal Classification
617.5/82059
Summary
This book, published in cooperation with ESSKA, provides an exhaustive review of the meniscus and its pathology, covering all aspects from the basic science of the normal meniscus to clinical and imaging diagnosis, meniscus repair and meniscectomy, outcomes and complications, postoperative management, and emerging technologies. The book opens by examining in depth aspects such as anatomy, histology, physiology, biomechanics, and physiopathology. Clear guidance is offered on arthroscopy and the classification of meniscal lesions, with consideration of the full range of meniscal pathology, including traumatic lesions, degenerative lesions, root tears, meniscal cysts, and congenital lesions. Choice of treatment in different settings is explained, and the various surgical techniques - meniscectomy, meniscal repair, and reconstruction with allografts - are described in detail with the aid of accompanying videos and with presentation of long-term results. The concluding chapter takes a look into the future of meniscus reconstruction, for example through regeneration using mesenchymal stem cells.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed April 4, 2016).
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Hulet, Christophe, editor.
Pereira, Helder, editor.
Peretti, Giuseppe, M.D., editor.
Denti, Matteo, editor.
Pereira, Helder, editor.
Peretti, Giuseppe, M.D., editor.
Denti, Matteo, editor.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Meniscus Basic Science
Classification Meniscal Lesions
Preoperative Clinical Examination and Imaging
Surgical Technique
Postoperative Evaluation
Results
Indications: Adults
Lavage, Debridement, and Osteoarthritis
Post-meniscectomized Knee
Meniscal Reconstruction
Allograft
Meniscal Reconstruction
Substitutes
Substitutes and Future Technology
Conclusion.
Meniscus Basic Science
Classification Meniscal Lesions
Preoperative Clinical Examination and Imaging
Surgical Technique
Postoperative Evaluation
Results
Indications: Adults
Lavage, Debridement, and Osteoarthritis
Post-meniscectomized Knee
Meniscal Reconstruction
Allograft
Meniscal Reconstruction
Substitutes
Substitutes and Future Technology
Conclusion.