Principles of Cartilage Repair

• Main Authors: Erggelet, Christoph (Author), Mandelbaum, Bert R. (Author), Mrosek, Eike H. (Author), Scopp, Jason M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Darmstadt : Steinkopff, 2008.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Orthopedics.; Traumatology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Traumatic Surgery.

Cartilage defects affect patients of all age groups. Surgeons, teamdoctors, general practitioners and physiotherapists alike are expected to provide adequate care. Only individual treatment plans combining a well balanced choice of various options will be successful. Background knowledge, operative...

Table of Contents:

• Articular Cartilage Biology: Chondrocytes; Collagen; Proteoglycans; The subchondral bone
• Etiology of Articular Cartilage Lesions: Trauma; Malalignments; Meniscus; Instability; Osteochondrosis dissecans (OD); Osteoarthritis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Genetic factors; Obesity; Cartilage tumors; Microtrauma
• Diagnostics: Clinical examination; Radiography; Magnetic resonance tomography; Classification of articular cartilage lesions and criteria for choosing appropriate therapy
• Conservative Treatment of Articular Cartilage Defects: Drug treatment; Physical therapy
• Operative Treatment of Articular Cartilage Defects: Refixation of detached cartilage fragments; Joint lavage/cartilage shaving/débridement; Bone marrow stimulation techniques (drilling, abrasion, microfracture); Augmented microfracture techniques; Osteochondral transplantation; Autologous chondrocyte transplantation (ACT); ACT – New procedures; Correctional osteotomies; Implantation of non-resorbable cartilage replacements
• Important Analytic Methods.