
Total Knee Arthroplasty
- 1st Edition - November 4, 2005
- Author: Richard D. Scott
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 3 7 7 - 2 1 1 7 - 1
One of the world’s leading authorities distills nearly 30 years of clinical and research experience into a practical guide to total knee arthroplasty. Each chapter is a… Read more

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Request a sales quoteOne of the world’s leading authorities distills nearly 30 years of clinical and research experience into a practical guide to total knee arthroplasty. Each chapter is a self-contained presentation on a significant clinical challenge in knee replacement, featuring outstanding clinical photographs, drawings, and abundant summary tables. The book is supplemented by a DVD containing video clips with Dr. Scott’s commentary, illustrating key techniques for both standard and complex knee replacements.
- Single author brings a consistent, unified approach.
- Addresses topics of interest to surgeons of all levels of experience.
- User-friendly index allows easy access to the information you're looking for.
- Hundreds of detailed, full-color illustrations make reference simple.
- Key techniques demonstrated on a bonus DVD-ROM with video clips from Dr. Scott's personal collection.
Orthopaedic Surgeons and Orthopaedic Trainees, Joint Arthroplasty Fellows, and Health Science Libraries
1. The evolution of TKA in Boston
2. Posterior cruciate retaining vs substituting TKA
3. Mobile vs. fixed-bearing TKA
4. Primary TKA surgical technique
5. Correcting the varus knee
6. Correcting the valgus knee
7. Patello-femoral problems in TKA
8. Stiffness before and after TKA
9. Flexion contracture in TKA
10. TKA post osteotomy
11. TKA in Rheumatoid Arthritis
12. Bone stock deficiency in TKA
13. Bilateral simultaneous TKA
14. Sepsis in TKA
15. Staying and getting out of trouble during TKA
16. Re-operation after TKA
17. UKA
18. UKA surgical technique
19. Frequently asked question concerning TKA
20. Peri-operative management: rehabilitation, anti-coagulation
2. Posterior cruciate retaining vs substituting TKA
3. Mobile vs. fixed-bearing TKA
4. Primary TKA surgical technique
5. Correcting the varus knee
6. Correcting the valgus knee
7. Patello-femoral problems in TKA
8. Stiffness before and after TKA
9. Flexion contracture in TKA
10. TKA post osteotomy
11. TKA in Rheumatoid Arthritis
12. Bone stock deficiency in TKA
13. Bilateral simultaneous TKA
14. Sepsis in TKA
15. Staying and getting out of trouble during TKA
16. Re-operation after TKA
17. UKA
18. UKA surgical technique
19. Frequently asked question concerning TKA
20. Peri-operative management: rehabilitation, anti-coagulation
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 4, 2005
- Imprint: Saunders
- eBook ISBN: 9781437721171
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Richard D. Scott
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Emeritus, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA