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Cartilage Surgery

An Operative Manual, Expert Consult: Online and Print

  • 1st Edition - December 14, 2010
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Mats Brittberg, Wayne Gersoff
  • Language: English

Cartilage Surgery: An Operative Manual by Mats Brittberg, MD and Wayne Gersoff, MD is your guide to applying the most recent advances in cartilage repair, and performing cutti… Read more

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Cartilage Surgery: An Operative Manual by Mats Brittberg, MD and Wayne Gersoff, MD is your guide to applying the most recent advances in cartilage repair, and performing cutting-edge surgical procedures. An internationally diverse collection of authors offers a global perspective on timely topics such as cartilage biologics. Clinical pearls, online operative videos, and detailed, full-color intraoperative photographs offer step-by-step guidance on essential techniques.

Key features

  • Stay current with the recent advances in cartilage repair including surgical and non-surgical treatments as well as biologic management of cartilage lesions.
  • Get unmatched visual guidance from an unparalleled online video collection that demonstrates how to perform a variety of key techniques.
  • Quickly reference essential topics with a templated, focused format that includes clinical pearls to help you make a confident diagnosis and select the best treatment.
  • Benefit from the knowledge, experience, and global perspective of a diverse collection of leading international authors.
  • Access the book from any computer at www.expertconsult.com, complete with the full text, entire image bank, and video library.

Review quotes

"The last 20 years have produced a great deal of new information on cartilage injuries, diseases, and degeneration. Many new procedures and implants have been introduced to repair, reconstruct, and produce normal cartilage. This book provides orthopedic surgeons detailed technical instructions on many procedures used in cartilage surgery. Easy to read with informative illustrations, it is a good addition to the orthopedic literature." - Riad Barmada, MD(University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine), Doody’s review service

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 25, 2011
  • Language: English

About the authors

MB

Mats Brittberg

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Cartilage Research Unit, Department of Orthopaedics, Institution of Clinical Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg; Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Endoscopium, Department of Orthopaedics, Kungsbacka Hospital, Kungsbacka, Sweden

WG

Wayne Gersoff

Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Instructor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado; Team Physician/Orthopedic Surgeon, Colorado Rapids Soccer Team; President Major League Soccer Physician's Association

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