Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries : a Practical Guide to Management / edited by Gregory C. Fanelli.

POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJUIRES: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO MANAGEMENT, presents the orthopaedic surgeon an unprecedented review of the most recent and advanced knowledge needed to diagnosis and treat PCL injuries successfully. This comprehensive and practical volume covers everything from biomechani...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Fanelli, Gregory C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2001.
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Table of Contents:
  • Anatomy of the posterior cruciate ligament
  • Anatomy of the posterolateral corner
  • Anatomy of the posteromedial corner
  • Biomechanics of the PCL and posterolateral corner
  • Clinical examination of PCL and posterolateral instability
  • Magnetic resonance imaging of the PCL
  • Instrumented clinical evaluation of PCL and posterolateral instability
  • Arthroscopic evaluation of the PCL
  • The natural history of the PCL deficient knee
  • Non-operative treatment of PCL injuires
  • Graft selection in PCL surgery
  • Arthroscopically assisted PCL reconstruction: transtibial tunnel technique
  • Arthroscopically assisted PCL reconstruction: tibial inlay technique
  • Arthroscopically assistaed PCL resonstruction: double femoral tunnel technique
  • PCL reconstruction using synthetic ligament substitute
  • Arthroscopically assisted combined ACL/PCL reconstruction
  • Surgical treatment of posterolateral instability
  • Surgical treatment of posteromedial instability
  • Rehabilitation after PCL reconstruction
  • Complications in PCL surgery.