Techniques in Cartilage Repair Surgery

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Shetty, A. Ananthram (Editor), Kim, Seok-Jung (Editor), Nakamura, Norimasa (Editor), Brittberg, Mats (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Orthopedics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Orthopedics.

Cartilage defects are common. Cartilage repair surgery is not only fascinating but also surgically challenging. There are books dealing with basic science and some surgical aspect. This book fills a gap in surgical techniques for cartilage repair.  All of the surgical chapters are logically organise...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Marrow Stimulation Techniques
• Acellular Matrix Based Cartilage Regeneration Techniques
• Concentrated Cell Based Chondrogenesis
• Repair Techniques
• Cultured Cells for Cartilage Tissue Engineering
• Cartilage Repair of Other Joints
• Alignment, Stability and Meniscal Replacement
• Rehabilitation, Pain Management and Follow-Up
• The Future.