Surgical Repair and Reconstruction in Rheumatoid Disease

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. General Considerations

   • Alexander Benjamin, Basil Helal, Stephen A. Copeland, Jo C. W. Edwards

   Pages 1-8

3. Aetiology and Pathology

   • Alexander Benjamin, Basil Helal, Stephen A. Copeland, Jo C. W. Edwards

   Pages 9-18

4. Selection

   • Alexander Benjamin, Basil Helal, Stephen A. Copeland, Jo C. W. Edwards

   Pages 19-23

5. The Link with Medical Management

   • Alexander Benjamin, Basil Helal, Stephen A. Copeland, Jo C. W. Edwards

   Pages 25-38

6. Perioperative Care

   • Alexander Benjamin, Basil Helal, Stephen A. Copeland, Jo C. W. Edwards

   Pages 39-52

7. Synovectomy

   • Alexander Benjamin, Basil Helal, Stephen A. Copeland, Jo C. W. Edwards

   Pages 53-61

8. Osteotomy

   • Alexander Benjamin, Basil Helal, Stephen A. Copeland, Jo C. W. Edwards

   Pages 63-74

9. Arthroplasty

   • Alexander Benjamin, Basil Helal, Stephen A. Copeland, Jo C. W. Edwards

   Pages 75-95

10. Arthrodesis

    • Alexander Benjamin, Basil Helal, Stephen A. Copeland, Jo C. W. Edwards

    Pages 97-103

11. The Spine

    • Alexander Benjamin, Basil Helal, Stephen A. Copeland, Jo C. W. Edwards

    Pages 105-115

12. The Shoulder

    • Alexander Benjamin, Basil Helal, Stephen A. Copeland, Jo C. W. Edwards

    Pages 117-129

13. The Elbow

    • Alexander Benjamin, Basil Helal, Stephen A. Copeland, Jo C. W. Edwards

    Pages 131-137

14. The Wrist

    • Alexander Benjamin, Basil Helal, Stephen A. Copeland, Jo C. W. Edwards

    Pages 139-149

15. The Hand

    • Alexander Benjamin, Basil Helal, Stephen A. Copeland, Jo C. W. Edwards

    Pages 151-170

16. The Hip

    • Alexander Benjamin, Basil Helal, Stephen A. Copeland, Jo C. W. Edwards

    Pages 171-181

17. The Knee

    • Alexander Benjamin, Basil Helal, Stephen A. Copeland, Jo C. W. Edwards

    Pages 183-200

18. The Ankle and Foot

    • Alexander Benjamin, Basil Helal, Stephen A. Copeland, Jo C. W. Edwards

    Pages 201-221

19. The Rheumatoid in Society

    • Alexander Benjamin, Basil Helal, Stephen A. Copeland, Jo C. W. Edwards

    Pages 223-231

20. Back Matter

    Pages 233-251

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Over a decade has passed since the publication of the First Edition; we have yet to understand the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis and there is still no cure. A wide range of developments in techniques, materials, imaging and understanding of biological processes justify this rewrite. Above all, the experience of many colleagues worldwide with commitments to a particular anatomical or technical area has led to a more balanced and refined approach to the problems of rheumatoid surgery. It has also highlighted areas where we need radically new solutions. The two additional authors, apart from their relative youth, bring expertise in their respective fields: Steve Copeland, on the shoulder and Jo Edwards on the mechanisms of tissue damage and the rationale of medical measures. We are conscious of the importance of communication between orthopaedic colleagues worldwide and the need to use a language shared with rheumatologists and histopathologists. We consider it is for the surgeon to know more of this disease than the narrow confines of surgical technique. We are doctors with a special interest in rheumatoid arthritis and we aim to maintain the broader view rather than be confined by the limitations of over specialisation. Although joint replacement is at present a major weapon for the relief of suffering we appreciate that it is an unphysiological procedure and there are other directions for progress.

• Arthritis
• Arthropathie
• arthroplasty
• foot
• joint
• knee
• management
• osteotomy
• pathology
• physiotherapy
• rheumatoid arthritis
• spine
• surgery
• synovectomy
• total joint replacement

• Fosse House, Berkhamstead, Herts, UK

  Alexander Benjamin

• Broxbourne, Herts, UK

  Basil Helal

• Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, Berks, UK

  Stephen A. Copeland

• University College and Middlesex School of Medicine, London, UK

  Jo C. W. Edwards

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