Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries A Practical Guide to Management

• Revised and updated edition of Fanelli's popular text on PCL injury and management, including 10 additional chapters
• Contains sections on knee anatomy and biomechanics, diagnosis and evaluation of PCL injury, non-surgical and surgical treatment, covering common and cutting-edge techniques
• Examines the role of osteotomy, mechanical graft tensioning, articular cartilage restoration and meniscal transplant, including illustrative case studies in PCL reconstruction

About this book

Now in a revised and expanded second edition including ten new chapters, this classic text on the diagnosis and management of posterior cruciate ligament injuries represents the state of the art. Comprehensive and used-friendly, the book covers PCL anatomy and biomechanics, diagnosis and evaluation, and both surgical and non-surgical treatment strategies. Surgical chapters discuss graft selection and open and arthroscopic techniques, including both primary and revision surgery and combined reconstruction with other knee ligaments.

New chapters illustrate cutting-edge and advanced surgical techniques in reconstruction and primary repair, articular cartilage resurfacing and meniscus transplant in the PCL injured knee, mechanical graft tensioning, the role of osteotomy, treatment of PCL injuries in children, results of treatment and outcomes data in PCL injuries, clinical case studies, and the editor’s experience chapter based on 24 years of treating PCL injuries. Complications, bracing and rehabilitation round out the presentation. Written and edited by leaders in the management of injuries to the knee, this will be an invaluable text for orthopedic surgeons and sports medicine practitioners alike.

Reviews

“This is the second edition of a book on the treatment of posterior cruciate ligament injuries by the grandmaster himself, Dr. Gregory Fanelli, who has been a respected leader in the field for many years. … orthopedic residents, orthopedic sports medicine fellows, orthopedics sports specialists, and orthopedic trauma specialists will benefit from having access to this wonderful reference. … a must for orthopedic libraries that serve residents and fellows. Anyone who performs PCL surgeries should own a copy.” (Mark R. Hutchinson, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2015)

Table of contents (29 chapters)

·         Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries and Reconstruction: What I Have Learned

Fanelli, Gregory C.

Pages 3-16

·         Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament and Their Surgical Implications

Stevens, Christopher G. (et al.)

Pages 19-31

·         Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Posterolateral and Posteromedial Corners of the Knee and Their Surgical Implications

James, Evan W. (et al.)

Pages 33-45

·         Clinical and Arthroscopic Evaluation of the Posterior-Cruciate-Ligament- Injured Knee

Devitt, Brian M. (et al.)

Pages 49-64

·         Instrumented Measurement of the Multiple-Ligament-Injured Knee: Arthrometry, Stress Radiography, Rotationometry, and Computer Navigation

Carsen, Sasha (et al.)

Pages 65-73

·         MRI of PCL, Posteromedial, and Posterolateral Corner Injuries of the Knee

Malone, W. James (et al.)

Pages 75-85

·         Nonoperative Treatment and Natural History of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

Shelbourne, K. Donald

Pages 89-97

·         Graft Selection in Posterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery

Leong, Natalie L. (et al.)

Pages 101-110

·         Arthroscopic Transtibial Tunnel Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Fanelli, Gregory C.

Pages 111-121

·         Open Tibial Inlay Graft for Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Heard, S. Mark (et al.)

Pages 123-136

·         All-Arthroscopic Tibial Inlay Double-Bundle Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Weber, Alexander E. (et al.)

Pages 137-145

·         All-Inside Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Engasser, William M. (et al.)

Pages 147-156

·         The All-Inside Technique: Surgical Technique and Outcomes

Dhami, Ranjodh (et al.)

Pages 157-163

·         Arthroscopic Primary Repair of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

Nieves, Dominique D. (et al.)

Pages 165-172

·         Combined PCL, ACL, Posteromedial, and Posterolateral Reconstruction

Fanelli, Gregory C.

Pages 173-187

·         Surgical Treatment of Combined PCL/Lateral-Sided Injuries

Wahl, Christopher J. (et al.)

Pages 189-208

·         Combined Posterior Cruciate Ligament and Posteromedial Reconstruction

Saithna, Adnan (et al.)

Pages 209-217

·         Combined PCL, Posteromedial Corner, and Posterolateral Corner Reconstruction

Nuelle, Clayton W. (et al.)

Pages 219-230

·         Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Patients 18 Years of Age and Younger

Fanelli, Gregory C. (et al.)

Pages 231-243

·         Revision Surgery in Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Jiang, Kevin N. (et al.)

Pages 245-259

·         Mechanical Graft Tensioning in Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Fanelli, Gregory C.

Pages 263-269

·         The Role of Osteotomy in the Treatment of Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injuries

Godin, Jonathan A. (et al.)

Pages 271-279

·         Articular Cartilage Restoration in the PCL-Injured Knee

Nelson, Clay G. (et al.)

Pages 281-294

·         Meniscus Transplant in the PCL-Injured Knee

Haley, Chad A. (et al.)

Pages 295-309

·         Rehabilitation Following PCL Reconstruction: Scientific and Theoretical Basis

Edson, Craig J.

Pages 311-320

·         Brace Considerations for Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries of the Knee

Crawford, Eileen A. (et al.)

Pages 321-327

·         Complications and PCL Reconstruction

Marcus, Matthew S. (et al.)

Pages 329-333

·         Results of Treatment of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery

Hetsroni, Iftach (et al.)

Pages 337-346

·         Selected Case Studies in Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Fanelli, Gregory C.

Pages 349-357