- Reviews the anatomy, biomechanics and function of joints
- Provides an in-depth overview of strategies for both common and complex joint preservation
- Discusses the effects of joint malalignment and joint failure
This user-friendly, pragmatic book discusses the normal and pathological conditions of the appendicular skeleton, with a focus on the preservation of joint function, providing a detailed overview of strategies for both common and complex joint preservation.
The first section covers basic topics, ranging from joints homeostasis and biomechanics, to genetics, bio-orthopedics tissue engineering and 3D bioprinting. The following sections are each dedicated to a specific joint – its functional anatomy, pathologic conditions, diagnostics and treatment.
This book is of interest to orthopedists and sports medicine specialists treating common and complex injuries of the joints.
Table of Contents- Joint Function and Dysfunction
- Overview of Orthobiologics and Joint Function
- Cost of Disability
- Joint Homeostasis of the Knee: Role of Senescence, Hormones, Cells, and Biological Factors in Maintaining Joint Health
- “Preparing the Soil”: Optimizing Metabolic Management in Regenerative Medicine Procedures
- Bone Anatomy and Healing Process of a Fracture
- The Osteochondral Unit
- Bone Marrow Edema
- Functional Anatomy of Cartilage and Subchondral Bone in the Joint
- Mapping of the Osteochondral Defect
- Subchondral Bone and Healthy Cartilage
- Failure or Delay of Fracture Healing
- Avascular Necrosis
- Current Concepts in Subchondral Bone Pathology
- Osteochondral Pathologies as Effect of General Diseases
- Understanding Genetics in Osteochondral Pathologies
- Tissue Engineering: Scaffolds and Bio-Tissues
- 3D Bioprinting of the Osteochondral Unit
- Biphasic Osteochondral Restoration Techniques Using Synovial Stem Cells and Artificial Bone
- Proximal Tibial Subchondral Cystic Lesion Treatment with Osteo-Core-Plasty
- Inflammatory Environment and Cartilage Repair
- Management of Articular Cartilage Lesions of the Glenohumeral Joint
- OCD of the Elbow: Treatment by Autograft
- Elbow Osteochondral Unit Function
- Wrist Osteochondral Unit Function and Treatment
- Unit Function and Treatment
- Nontraumatic Hip Osteochondral Pathologies
- Knee Osteochondral Lesions Treatments
- Ankle Osteochondral Pathologies and Treatment
- At-AMIC: A Reliable Solution for Talar Osteochondral Lesions
- Osteochondral Lesions of the Ankle: Talus and Distal Tibia
- Conservative Treatments of Osteochondral Lesions of the Knee
- Principles of Rehabilitation in Cartilage and Lesions
