From the reviews: "This book covers management of osteoarthritis of the knee ... . Orthopedic surgeons, rheumatologists, and other healthcare personnel interested in knee dysfunction are the intended readers. ... This is a comprehensive publication on surgical management of the arthritic knee with detailed technical information on surgical procedures. It could be a valuable source of information for orthopedic surgeons, rheumatologists, residents, and operating room assistants." (Riad Barmada, Doody's Review Services, January, 2009)

• Generality.- Imaging knee osteoarthritis.- Patellofemoral osteoarthritis.- ACL and arthritis.- The medical treatment of gonarthrosis.- Surgical Treatment.- Technique in high tibial osteotomy.- Opening wedge osteotomy of the distal femur in the valgus knee.- Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty — Results, causes of failure, indications.- Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty — Technical principles.- Surgical indications in tibiofemoral arthrosis (TFA).- Points of view: What are the limits in ACL reconstruction?.- Total Knee Arthroplasty.- History, evolution of concepts, various current prostheses.- Results of total knee arthroplasty.- Failure mechanisms in total knee arthroplasty.- Rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty.- French anesthesia for total knee arthroplasty: Medical management during the perioperative period.- Total knee replacement in severe genu varum deformity.- Total knee replacement in the valgus knee.- Total knee arthroplasty for the stiff knee.- Total knee arthroplasty after tibial valgus osteotomy.- Total knee arthroplasty after failed unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.- Soft tissue balancing in total knee arthroplasty.- Extensor mechanism related complications in total knee arthroplasty Diagnosis — Treatment — Prevention.- Femoral rotation in totak knee arthroplasty.- Bone loss with total knee replacement.- Revision total knee arthroplasty for aseptic failure.- Management of bone defects in revision total knee arthroplasty.- Choice of constraint in revision total knee arthroplasty.- Two-stage reimplantation for infected total knee arthroplasty — Results at 5-year follow-up.- Osteoarthritis of the knee — Soft tissue defect problems: Prevention and treatment.- Computer-assisted navigation in total knee replacement.- Conservation ofposterior cruciate ligament in fixed-bearing total knee replacement.- Substitution of the posterior cruciate ligament in total knee arthroplasty: Advantages and pitfalls.- Fixation with or without cement in total knee arthroplasty.- The mobile plateau in total knee arthroplasty.- Rotation in total knee arthroplasty.- Steps and strategies in the insertion of posterior-stabilized knee replacements.

From the reviews: "This book covers management of osteoarthritis of the knee ... . Orthopedic surgeons, rheumatologists, and other healthcare personnel interested in knee dysfunction are the intended readers. ... This is a comprehensive publication on surgical management of the arthritic knee with detailed technical information on surgical procedures. It could be a valuable source of information for orthopedic surgeons, rheumatologists, residents, and operating room assistants." (Riad Barmada, Doody's Review Services, January, 2009)

• Generality.- Imaging knee osteoarthritis.- Patellofemoral osteoarthritis.- ACL and arthritis.- The medical treatment of gonarthrosis.- Surgical Treatment.- Technique in high tibial osteotomy.- Opening wedge osteotomy of the distal femur in the valgus knee.- Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty — Results, causes of failure, indications.- Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty — Technical principles.- Surgical indications in tibiofemoral arthrosis (TFA).- Points of view: What are the limits in ACL reconstruction?.- Total Knee Arthroplasty.- History, evolution of concepts, various current prostheses.- Results of total knee arthroplasty.- Failure mechanisms in total knee arthroplasty.- Rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty.- French anesthesia for total knee arthroplasty: Medical management during the perioperative period.- Total knee replacement in severe genu varum deformity.- Total knee replacement in the valgus knee.- Total knee arthroplasty for the stiff knee.- Total knee arthroplasty after tibial valgus osteotomy.- Total knee arthroplasty after failed unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.- Soft tissue balancing in total knee arthroplasty.- Extensor mechanism related complications in total knee arthroplasty Diagnosis — Treatment — Prevention.- Femoral rotation in totak knee arthroplasty.- Bone loss with total knee replacement.- Revision total knee arthroplasty for aseptic failure.- Management of bone defects in revision total knee arthroplasty.- Choice of constraint in revision total knee arthroplasty.- Two-stage reimplantation for infected total knee arthroplasty — Results at 5-year follow-up.- Osteoarthritis of the knee — Soft tissue defect problems: Prevention and treatment.- Computer-assisted navigation in total knee replacement.- Conservation ofposterior cruciate ligament in fixed-bearing total knee replacement.- Substitution of the posterior cruciate ligament in total knee arthroplasty: Advantages and pitfalls.- Fixation with or without cement in total knee arthroplasty.- The mobile plateau in total knee arthroplasty.- Rotation in total knee arthroplasty.- Steps and strategies in the insertion of posterior-stabilized knee replacements.

From the reviews: "This book covers management of osteoarthritis of the knee ... . Orthopedic surgeons, rheumatologists, and other healthcare personnel interested in knee dysfunction are the intended readers. ... This is a comprehensive publication on surgical management of the arthritic knee with detailed technical information on surgical procedures. It could be a valuable source of information for orthopedic surgeons, rheumatologists, residents, and operating room assistants." (Riad Barmada, Doody's Review Services, January, 2009)

• Generality.- Imaging knee osteoarthritis.- Patellofemoral osteoarthritis.- ACL and arthritis.- The medical treatment of gonarthrosis.- Surgical Treatment.- Technique in high tibial osteotomy.- Opening wedge osteotomy of the distal femur in the valgus knee.- Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty — Results, causes of failure, indications.- Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty — Technical principles.- Surgical indications in tibiofemoral arthrosis (TFA).- Points of view: What are the limits in ACL reconstruction?.- Total Knee Arthroplasty.- History, evolution of concepts, various current prostheses.- Results of total knee arthroplasty.- Failure mechanisms in total knee arthroplasty.- Rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty.- French anesthesia for total knee arthroplasty: Medical management during the perioperative period.- Total knee replacement in severe genu varum deformity.- Total knee replacement in the valgus knee.- Total knee arthroplasty for the stiff knee.- Total knee arthroplasty after tibial valgus osteotomy.- Total knee arthroplasty after failed unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.- Soft tissue balancing in total knee arthroplasty.- Extensor mechanism related complications in total knee arthroplasty Diagnosis — Treatment — Prevention.- Femoral rotation in totak knee arthroplasty.- Bone loss with total knee replacement.- Revision total knee arthroplasty for aseptic failure.- Management of bone defects in revision total knee arthroplasty.- Choice of constraint in revision total knee arthroplasty.- Two-stage reimplantation for infected total knee arthroplasty — Results at 5-year follow-up.- Osteoarthritis of the knee — Soft tissue defect problems: Prevention and treatment.- Computer-assisted navigation in total knee replacement.- Conservation ofposterior cruciate ligament in fixed-bearing total knee replacement.- Substitution of the posterior cruciate ligament in total knee arthroplasty: Advantages and pitfalls.- Fixation with or without cement in total knee arthroplasty.- The mobile plateau in total knee arthroplasty.- Rotation in total knee arthroplasty.- Steps and strategies in the insertion of posterior-stabilized knee replacements.