Revision of: Noyes' knee disorders / editor, Frank R. Noyes ; associate editor, Sue D. Barber-Westin. ©2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Medial and anterior knee anatomy -- Lateral and posterior knee anatomy -- Scientific basis for examination and classification of knee ligament injuries -- Knee ligament function and failure -- Biology of anterior cruciate ligament graft healing -- Human movement and anterior cruciate ligament function : anterior cruciate ligament injury and gait mechanics -- Anterior cruciate ligament primary reconstruction : diagnosis, operative techniques, and clinical outcomes -- Anterior cruciate ligament revision reconstruction : graft options and clinical outcomes -- Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in skeletally immature patients -- Scientific basis of rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament autogenous reconstruction -- Rehabilitation of primary and revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction -- Neuromuscular training after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction -- Risk factors for anterior cruciate ligament injuries in the female athlete -- Decreasing the risk of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in female athletes -- Function of the posterior cruciate ligament and posterolateral ligament structures -- Posterior cruciate ligament injuries : diagnosis, operative techniques, and clinical outcomes -- Posterolateral ligament injuries : diagnosis, operative techniques, and clinical outcomes -- Rehabilitation of posterior cruciate ligament and posterolateral reconstructive procedures -- Medial and posteromedial ligament injuries : diagnosis, operative techniques, and clinical outcomes -- Rehabilitation of medial ligament injuries -- Classification of knee dislocations -- Management of acute knee dislocation before surgical intervention -- Meniscus tears : diagnosis, repair techniques, and clinical outcomes -- Meniscus transplantation : diagnosis, operative techniques, and clinical outcomes -- Rehabilitation of meniscus repair and transplantation procedures -- Tibial and femoral osteotomy for varus and valgus knee syndromes : diagnosis, osteotomy techniques, and clinical outcomes -- Valgus malalignment : diagnosis, osteotomy techniques, and clinical outcomes -- Rehabilitation after tibial and femoral osteotomy -- Correction of hyperextension gait abnormalities : preoperative and postoperative techniques -- Unicompartmental knee replacement for varus or valgus malalignment -- Knee articular cartilage restoration procedures -- Osteochondral grafts : diagnosis, operative techniques, and clinical outcomes -- Rehabilitation after articular cartilage procedures -- Aquatic therapy for the arthritic knee -- Operative options for extensor mechanism malalignment and patellar dislocation -- Patellofemoral disorders : correction of rotational malalignment of the lower extremity -- Unicompartmental patellofemoral replacement -- Prevention and treatment of knee arthrofibrosis -- Knee pain of neural origin -- Diagnosis and treatment of complex regional pain syndrome -- Cincinnati knee rating system -- International knee documentation committee rating system -- Rating of athletic and daily functional activities : knee-specific scales and global outcome instruments -- Articular cartilage rating systems -- Knee arthroplasty and patellofemoral rating systems.

"Frank R. Noyes, MD - internationally-renowned knee surgeon and orthopaedic sports medicine specialist - presents this unparalleled resource on the diagnosis, management, and outcomes analysis for the full range of complex knee disorders"--Publisher's description.

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