Operative Techniques: Sports Knee Surgery

This multimedia resource offers you all the how-to step-by-step guidance you need to perform all of the latest and best techniques in sports knee surgery. The complete, lavishly illustrated volume is made even better with a state-of-the-art companion web site! With chapters on such hot topics as knee arthroscopy and meniscus, articular cartilage procedures, knee ligament procedures, and patellofemoral procedures, you will appreciate the clear and concise, detailed, and visual approach of this atlas and video collection. Large full-color intraoperative photos, diagrammable illustrations, dedicated website, and companion DVD demonstrate the full range of procedures. This short, accessible multimedia resource shows you what you need to know and how to do it all. The result is a detailed, easy-to-use reference that no orthopedic surgeon should be without. This is a title in the Operative Techniques series. Please visit www.operativetechniques.com for more information. Includes full-text web access so you can search the text online and surgical video clips that let you see the experts perform the techniques and perfect your own. Discusses pearls and pitfalls with an emphasis on optimizing outcomes to improve the quality of your technique and learn the expert's approach to getting the best results. Outlines positioning, exposures, instrumentation, and implants to give you a step-by-step guide for every procedure. Provides post-operative care and expected outcomes including potential complications and brief notes on controversies and supporting evidence to give you important details about patient-focused surgery. Highlights key anatomies with color photos and illustrations as well as diagrams that present cases as they appear in real life to help you see every detail with clarity. Web site access will be provided until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier.