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Patellofemoral Instability Decision Making and Techniques, An Issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine
- 1st Edition, Volume 41-1 - November 19, 2021
- Editor: David R. Diduch
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 4 8 9 8 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 4 8 9 9 - 2
In this issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine, Guest Editor David R. Diduch brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Patellofemoral Instability Decision Making and Techniqu… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine, Guest Editor David R. Diduch brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Patellofemoral Instability Decision Making and Techniques. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as Trochlear Dysplasia, MPFL Reconstruction, Patella Alta, and more.
- Provides in-depth, clinical reviews on Patellofemoral Instability Decision Making and Techniques, providing actionable insights for clinical practice.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.
- Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including Evaluating PF Patients - Physical Exam, Radiographic Imaging and Measurements; Coronal malalignment - When and How to Perform a Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy; Rotational Deformity - When and How to Address Femoral Anteversion; Genu Valgum Correction and Biplanar Osteotomies; and more.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Foreword
- Preface
- Evaluating Patellofemoral Patients: Physical Examination, Radiographic Imaging, and Measurements
- Key points
- Introduction
- Clinical evaluation
- Summary
- Clinics Care Points
- Disclosures
- Coronal Malalignment—When and How to Perform a Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy
- Key points
- Introduction
- Indications
- Medialization of the tibial tubercle
- Distalization of the tibial tubercle
- Anteriorization of the tibial tubercle
- Anteromedialization of the tibial tubercle
- Contraindications
- Surgical treatment options
- Postoperative management
- Complications
- Summary
- Rotational Deformity—When and How to Address Femoral Anteversion and Tibial Torsion
- Key points
- Introduction
- Biomechanics
- History
- Physical examination
- Imaging and diagnostic workup
- Surgical techniques
- Surgical indications
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Genu Valgum Correction and Biplanar Osteotomies
- Key points
- Introduction
- Clinical indications
- Clinical assessment
- Radiographic assessment
- Decision-making algorithm
- Femur versus tibia
- Distal femoral medial closing versus lateral opening
- Biplanar osteotomies in coronal plane correction
- Clinical outcomes
- Preoperative planning
- Preparation and positioning
- Surgical technique
- Postoperative regimen
- Complications
- Summary
- Clinics Care Points
- Patella Alta: When to Correct and Impact on Other Anatomic Risk Factors for Patellofemoral Instability
- Key points
- Introduction
- Measurement methods
- Correction of patella alta
- Impact on other anatomic risk factors
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Institutional review board statement
- Trochlear Dysplasia: When and How to Correct
- Key points
- When
- How
- Summary
- Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction: Tips and Tricks to Get It Right
- Key points
- Technique considerations
- Summary
- Clinics Care Points
- Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction with Open Physes
- Key points
- Introduction
- Surgical indications
- Medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction in skeletally immature patients: procedures and techniques
- Need to do more? Additional considerations and procedures
- Clinics care points
- Putting it all Together: Evaluating Patellar Instability Risk Factors and Revisiting the “Menu”
- Key points
- Introduction
- Multiple risk factors and complex scenarios: revisiting the menu for patellar instability
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Fixed (Congenital) Patellar Dislocation
- Key points
- Introduction
- Etiology
- Pathophysiology
- Evaluation
- Treatment
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Management of Chondral Defects Associated with Patella Instability
- Key points
- Background
- History
- Pathoanatomy and biomechanics
- Anatomic risk factors for patellar instability and cartilage defects
- History and physical examination
- Imaging
- Conservative management
- Patellar instability procedures
- Cartilage procedures
- Osteochondral procedures
- Patellofemoral joint arthroplasty
- Postoperative protocol: patellofemoral cartilage and osteochondral procedures
- Outcomes comparison
- Final considerations
- Clinics care points
- Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Repair or Medial Advancement: Is There a Role?
- Key points
- Introduction
- Nomenclature
- Historic perspective: nonanatomic medial-based soft tissue procedures
- Medial patellofemoral ligament repair has a limited role in the acute setting
- Medial patellofemoral ligament repair in the chronic setting
- Challenges of interpreting literature in the setting of medial patellofemoral ligament repair
- Summary
- The Lateral Side: When and How to Release, Lengthen, and Reconstruct
- Key points
- Introduction
- History and presentation
- Physical examination
- Imaging
- Anatomy and function
- Surgical techniques
- Summary
- Clinics Care Points
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 41-1
- Published: November 19, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323848985
- eBook ISBN: 9780323848992
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David R. Diduch
Affiliations and expertise
Division Head, Sports Medicine, A.F. Voshell Professor of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia