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Replacement of the Knee

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Authors:
  1. Richard S. Laskin

    1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Long Island Jewish-Hillside Medical Center, New York, USA
      School of Medicine, Health Services Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook, New York, USA

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  2. Robin A. Denham

    1. Portsmouth Hospital Group, Portsmouth, England

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  3. A. Graham Apley

    1. St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, England
      Rowley Bristow Orthopaedic Hospital, Pyrford, London, England

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Indications for Knee Replacement—and the Alternatives

      • A. Graham Apley
      Pages 3-10

    3. The Spectrum of Total Knee Replacement

      • Richard S. Laskin
      Pages 11-45

  3. The Portsmouth Knee

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47
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    2. Factors Which Influence Operations for Replacement of the Knee

      • Robin A. Denham
      Pages 49-107

    3. The Operation: Introduction, Technique and Aftercare

      • Robin A. Denham
      Pages 109-123

    4. Results

      • Robin A. Denham
      Pages 125-136

  4. The Total Condylar and Richards Maximum Contact (RMC) Knees

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
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    2. The Operation: Introduction, Technique and Aftercare

      • Richard S. Laskin
      Pages 139-173

    3. Results

      • Richard S. Laskin
      Pages 175-202

  5. Partial Knee Replacement

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203
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    2. Unicompartmental Replacement and Patello-femoral Replacement

      • Richrd S. Laskin
      Pages 205-213

  6. Epilogue

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 215-215
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    2. The Future

      • Richard S. Laskin, Robin A. Denham, A. Graham Apley
      Pages 217-218

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 219-224
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About this book

"Knee replacement is bound to fail-providing the patient lives long enough". There is some truth in this hoary cliche, so why write books on the subject? I think the answer is that knee replacement has at last become established and even respectable. The more absurd surgical extravaganzas have been recognised and discarded; today a patient can expect to rely on his new knee to serve him with comfort for a fair number of years. Of course even the early knee replacements often made the patient comfortable; the trouble was they just did not last. All too often the innovator's enthusiasm was overtaken by the patient's disillusionment. Indeed, the operation might well have been abandoned had it not been for the hope that one day the dazzling results at the hip might be matched at the knee. These pioneer prostheses were designed as though the knee were biomechanically as straightforward as the hip. Alas, numerous complexities soon became apparent; in response the models multiplied-and multiplied-until the ordinary orthopaedic practitioner became hopelessly bewildered. He found himself subjected to high pressure propaganda; from the surgeon offering a miracle cure, from the engineer seeking fame and from the manufacturer expecting fortune. Visiting his unit as a team, this trio was well-nigh irresistible.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Long Island Jewish-Hillside Medical Center, New York, USA

    Richard S. Laskin

  • School of Medicine, Health Services Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook, New York, USA

    Richard S. Laskin

  • Portsmouth Hospital Group, Portsmouth, England

    Robin A. Denham

  • St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, England

    A. Graham Apley

  • Rowley Bristow Orthopaedic Hospital, Pyrford, London, England

    A. Graham Apley

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Replacement of the Knee

  • Authors: Richard S. Laskin, Robin A. Denham, A. Graham Apley

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1353-9

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-1355-3Published: 17 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-1353-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 224

  • Topics: Surgical Orthopedics, Traumatic Surgery

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