Principles of Cartilage Repair

Erggelet, Christoph; Mrosek, Eike H.; Mandelbaum, Bert R.; Scopp, Jason M.

Cartilage defects affect patients of all age groups. Surgeons, teamdoctors, general practitioners and physiotherapists alike are expected to provide adequate care.

Only individual treatment plans combining a well balanced choice of various options will be successful. Background knowledge, operative and non-operative therapies are described in concise chapters: Articular cartilage biology - Diagnostics - Surgical techniques - Symptomatic and alternative medications - Physiotherapy.

Diagnostic findings and surgical procedures are generously illustrated by aquarelles and colour photographs. Recommendations for additional reading, description of important clinical scoring systems and a listing of analytic tools are added for further information.

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Published by: Steinkopff

Publication Date: 2008-07-10

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783798515901

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7985-1593-2

Dimensions: 270cm x193cm

Pages: 121