Osteoarthritis : Fundamentals and Strategies for Joint-Preserving Treatment /
Joint-preserving techniques for conservative and operative treatment in gonarthritis are developing rapidly. This book outlines the latest treatment options for joint preservation in osteoarthritis. These include drug treatment, viscosupplementation, arthroscopy, cartilage transplantation and osteot...
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
2000.
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Table of Contents:
- Epidemiology and economic aspects
- Clinical pictures
- Morphogenesis
- Movement-induced orientation: A potential mechanism of cartilage collagen network morphogenesis
- Pharmacological basis for the therapy
- Pharmacotherapy
- Histological changes of cartilage and subchondral bone in varus gonarthrosis
- Arthoscopic management of degenerative joint disease
- Arthroscopic and open techniques for transplantation of osteo-chondral-autografts and allografts in different joints
- Tissue engineering in cartilage repair
- Autologous chondrocytes treatment for cartilage defects
- Perichondrial grafting for the treatment of hyalin cartilage defects
- Cartilage destruction of the knee due to partial meniscal resection
- Meniscus replacement and osteoarthrosis
- Evaluation of arthroscopic techniques and osteotomies in gonarthritis
- Gonarthrosis treatment according to the "Knee School" method
- Knee School: Practical management in rehabilitation
- Psychologic aspects of training therapy.