Vicente Sanchis-Alfonso (Editor) 2011 This monograph reflects my deep interest in the pathology of the knee, particularly that of the extensor mechanism, and to emphasize the great importance I give to the concept of subspecialization, this being the only way to confront the deterioration and mediocrity of our specialty, Orthopaedic Surgery; and to provide our patients with better care.
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Joachim Sieper Jürgen Braun 2011
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Thomas M. Link Editor 2011 Significance, Techniques, and New Developments One of the first systematic histological evaluations of the role of joint cartilage was published in 1843 by Ecker and was entitled “Ueber Abnuetzung und Zerstoerung des Gelenkknorpels” [1]. In 1942, Bennett et al. stated that degeneration of articular cartilage is the origin of osteoarthritis and that the […]
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Apostolos H. Karantanas (Ed.) 2011 In Western societies and industrialized countries, where athletic activity is a positive determinant of good health, sport-related injuries in the pediatric and adolescent population are becoming a common clinical entity. I am therefore honored and particularly grateful to Professor Albert L. Baert for providing me with the opportunity to edit a book on this […]
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Mubin I. Syed Azim Shaikh 2011 A Guide for the Interventionalist
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Fabio Martino . Claudio Defilippi . Roberto Caudana (Eds.) 2011 Acute and chronic orthopedic injuries in children are unique in terms of the mechаnisms of injury, pathophysiology, and healing. In fact , because of the dynamic state of growth and development, pattern s of skeletal injury in children are frequently different in type and presentation from those […]
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Samer N. Narouze 2011 Ultrasonography is a very welcome addition to fluoroscopy and other imaging techniques in interventional pain practice. Over the past few years, interest in ultrasonography in pain medicine (USPM) has been fast growing, as evidenced by the plethora of published papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as presentations at major national and international meetings.
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Hans-Christoph Pape • Roy Sanders Joseph Borrelli Jr. (Editors) 2011 This book focuses on patients with difficult fracture situations, special injury combinations or other conditions that require interdisciplinary actions. The idea behind this book was to provide complementary information to that available in most general orthopaedic or trauma text books.
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Philippe Valenti 2011 In the last twenty-five years the diagnosis and treatment of rotator cuff tears have seen tremendous progress. Whereas in the 1960ies surgeons believed that all ruptures are reparable and are amenable to a successful outcome, experience and conscientious follow-up studies have taught us differently:
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Adam J. Brooks • Jon Clasper Mark J. Midwinter • Timothy J. Hodgetts Peter F. Mahoney (Editors) 2011 This Preface is being written at the joint UK–US Hospital in Helmand Province, Southern Afghanistan. Over the last few weeks the Hospital has received casualties from gunshot, burns, mines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Adults, children, soldiers and civilians have […]
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