Articular Cartilage of the Knee: Health, Disease and Therapy

Description:

Covering both pediatric and adult populations, this comprehensive text covers the diverse topics related to the health, disease and therapy of articular cartilage of the knee, from basic principles to future directions for research. This vast array of information is arranged into eight sections, encompassing a number of relevant disciplines and covering, in turn, normal articular cartilage, aging and degeneration, evaluation and assessment, non-surgical approaches, surgical approaches, qualitative and quantitative assessment of repair, research into cartilage repair and engineering, and future prospects for therapy. Each chapter is amply referenced and self-contained for independent study and reference. Scoring systems for knee cartilage assessment are included in four appendices as well, rounding out the presentation. A multidisciplinary collection of basic, translational and clinical material, Articular Cartilage of the Knee is a singular resource for orthopedic surgeons, rheumatologists, pathologists and the broad spectrum of professionals working with articular cartilage.

Table of Contents:

Part I. Normal Articular Cartilage

1. Structure and Function of Articular Cartilage

2. Growth and Development of Articular Cartilage

Part II. Aging and Degeneration of Articular Cartilage

3. Articular Cartilage: Homeostasis, Aging and Degeneration

4. Articular Cartilage Metabolism: Biochemical Markers and Dynamic Loading

Part III. Knee Articular Cartilage Injury: Evaluation and Assessment

5. Acute and Chronic Traumatic Cartilage Injuries of the Knee

6. Diagnostic Imaging of Knee Cartilage Injury: Evaluation and Assessment

7. Assessment of Knee Cartilage Injury: Arthroscopic Evaluation and Classification

Part IV. Repair of Knee Articular Cartilage Injury: Non-surgical Approaches

8. Physical and Rehabilitative Therapy for Knee Articular Cartilage Injury and Disease

9. Pharmacologic Agents for Knee Articular Cartilage Injury and Disease

Part V. Repair of Knee Articular Cartilage: Surgical Approaches

10. Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee: Pathophysiology and Treatment

11. Surgical Approach to Articular Cartilage Repair

12. Clinical Outcome Assessment of Repaired Articular Cartilage

Part VI. Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Articular Cartilage Repair

13. Pre- and Postoperative Imaging of Knee Articular Cartilage

14. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Ultrastructural Composition of Articular Cartilage in Disease and Repair

15. Histopathology Evaluation of Cartilage Disease and Repair

Part VII. Research in Articular Cartilage Repair and Cartilage Bioengineering

16. Human-Derived Cells in Chondral or Osteochondral Repair

17. Relevance of Engineered Scaffolds for Cartilage Repair

18. Commercially Available Bioengineered Cartilage Grafts

Part VIII. Future Prospects for Knee Articular Cartilage Therapy

19. Knee Articular Cartilage: Future Directions for Research and Practice

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