Libri di Thomas P. Sculco

Prepare yourself for the challenges of orthopaedic surgery...With guidance from one of the world's leading hospitals! Hospital for Special Surgery Orthopaedic Manual - Created by residents and attending physicians at New York's Hospital for Special Surgery, this manual is a practical, concise, reference for orthopaedic residents. The book's content is drawn from Hospital for Special Surgery residency lectures, attendings' teaching points, and leading textbooks and journal articles. This dynamic surgical manual includes: rotation-based organization-including general/basic science, arthroplasty, fractures, pediatrics, tumors, sports, spine, foot and ankle, and hand-delivers need-to-know information in a format that's easy to navigate; authoritative perspectives from clinicians at one of the leading orthopaedic programs in the United States let you benefit from the experience of internationally acclaimed practitioners; abundant photographs and illustrations clarify both specific pathologic features and surgical techniques; and user-friendly design allows you to access essential information quickly.

This title covers such topics as: Biomechanics; Knee Biomechanics and Prosthetic Design; Prosthetic Design and Patellofemoral Function Surgical Technique; Preoperative Planning and Prosthetic Selection; Surgical Approaches; Soft-Tissue Balancing; Patellofemoral Joint; Bone Grafting in Primary and Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty; and, Total Knee Arthroplasty Following High Tibial Osteotomy. It also covers such topics as: Total Knee Arthroplasty in the Stiff Knee Prosthetic selection; Unicompartimental Knee Arthroplasty; The Posterior Cruciate Ligament and Total Knee Arthroplasty; Posterior Cruciate Ligament-Substituting Total Knee Arthroplasty - Rationale and Results; Meniscal-Bearing Knee Arthroplasty; Total Internal Constraint Prosthesis Complications; Wound Complications in Total Knee Arthroplasty; Mechanical Loosening of Total Knee Arthroplasty; Treatment of the Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty; Periprosthetic Fractures; Prophylaxis of Deep Vein Thrombosis After Total Knee Arthroplasty Miscellanea; Blood Management in Knee Arthroplasty; Rehabilitation Following Total Knee Arthroplasty; and, Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty.