Author : Vicente Sanchis-Alfonso
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1447145011
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Patellar Instability Surgery in Clinical Practice by : Vicente Sanchis-Alfonso
Download or read book Patellar Instability Surgery in Clinical Practice written by Vicente Sanchis-Alfonso and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-11-19 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among all the extensor mechanism pathologies, lateral patellar instability is of great interest not only for the knee specialist, but also for the general orthopedic surgeon and trainee. The procedure that is most frequently performed to treat lateral patellar instability is the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction. The reason for this great interest in this procedure is obvious. Medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction is the most frequently performed procedure in the extensor mechanism. It also is the most predictable and has the best clinical results of all the procedures in the extensor mechanism. In this handbook we analyse the different reconstruction techniques, step by step, for the MPFL reconstruction, as well as other techniques less frequently used in the patient with lateral patellofemoral instability. We also analyse the treatment of medial patellofemoral instability. It is a very practical book, aimed at the general orthopedic surgeon and also the ones specialized in the knee.