This is the second edition of a highly successful book which has been expanded to cover the advances made in arthroplasty, sports injuries and arthroscopy.

SECTION I BASIC SCIENCE: Anatomy. Healing of Menisci and Knee Ligaments. Biomechanics SECTION II EXAMINATION: Clinical Examination. Radiographic Examination. Arthrography. Magentic Resonance Imaging. Surgical Approaches SECTION III LIGAMENT INJURIES: Arthroscopy: Historical Background and Instrumentationarthroscopy and Menisectomy: Surgical Approaches, Anatomy and Techniques. Osteochondritis Dissecans. Disorders of the Patellofemoral Joint. Classification of Knee Ligament Injuries. Acute Anterior Cruciate and Medial Collateral Ligament Injuries. Chronic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries. Posterior Cruciate Ligament and Related Injuries /Dislocation. Knee Ligament Protheses and Allografts SECTION IV JOINT REPLACEMENT and ITS ALTERNATIVES: Surgical Pathology of Arthritis. Knee Synovitis. Index VOLUME 2: Osteonecrosis. Osteotomy. Historical Development, Classification and Characteristics of Knee Prostheses. Indications and Contraindications for Total Knee Replacement. Design of Total Knee Arthroplasty. Surgical Techniques and Instrumantation in Total Knee Arthroplasty. Unicompartmental Total Knee Arthroplasty. Total Knee Arthroplasty with Posterior Cruciate Ligament Retention Designs. Total Knee Arthroplasty with Posterior Cruciate Ligement Substitution Designs. Cementless Total Knee Arthroplasty. Complications of Total Knee Arthroplasty. Revision of the Aseptic Failed Total Knee Arthroplasty. Management of the Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty. Results of Total Knee Arthroplasty SECTION V TRAUMA: Fractures of the Femoral Condyles. Fractures of the Tibial Plateau. Fractures of the Patella SECTION VI MISCELLANEOUS CONDITIONS and TREATMENTS: Knee Arthrodesis. Soft Tissue Disorders. Tumors Around the Knee. Management of the Knee in Hemophilia. Physical Therapy of the Knee. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Congenital and Developmental Abnormalities Index