Ligaments and Ligamentoplasties

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XVIII

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2. Introduction: Evaluation of Cruciate Ligament Prostheses — Critique of Current Concepts and Procedures

   1. Introduction: Evaluation of Cruciate Ligament Prostheses — Critique of Current Concepts and Procedures

      • L’H. Yahia, N. Hagemeister, G. Drouin, C. H. Rivard, S. Rhalmi, N. Newman

      Pages 1-16

3. Fundamental Aspects of the Ligaments

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17

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   2. Passive and Dynamic Stability of the Knee Joint

      • N. Duval, N. St-Onge

      Pages 19-37

   3. Sensory Endings in Ligaments: Response Properties and Effects on Proprioception and Motor Control

      • P. Sjölander, H. Johansson

      Pages 39-83

   4. Morphological Evaluation of Bone-Ligament Interaction in Biological and Artificial Reconstruction

      • A. Schiavone Panni, S. Franzese, M. Denti, C. Fabbriciani

      Pages 85-97

   5. Mesomechanical Modeling of Living Soft Tissues

      • V. Kafka, J. Jírová

      Pages 99-113

   6. Fundamental Considerations on Cruciate Ligament Surgery

      • W. K. Krudwig

      Pages 115-140

4. Artificial Ligaments: Materials and Designs, Mechanical Performance, Lifetimes, Fixation Techniques, Biofunctionality

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141

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   2. The History of Ligament Substitutes

      • C. Chaput, N. Duval

      Pages 143-165

   3. A Classification of Prosthetic Ligament Failures

      • N. Duval, C. Chaput

      Pages 167-191

   4. Computer-Assisted Planning of Prosthetic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Insertion

      • M. Sati, J. A. de Guise, S. Larouche, G. Drouin

      Pages 193-208

   5. Isometric Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Femoral and Tibial Tunnel Placement

      • J. P. Laboureau, F. Marnat-Perrichet

      Pages 209-225

   6. Considerations on the Biomechanics of the Knee Joint with Regard to Ligament Reconstruction, Especially with a Polyethylene-Terephthalate Alloplastic Ligament (Trevira Ligament)

      • U. Witzei

      Pages 227-243

   7. Reconstruction of Cruciate Ligaments Using a Synthetic Ligament of Polyethylene Terephthalate (Trevira Ligament)

      • W. K. Krudwig

      Pages 245-253

   8. Isolated and Combined Posterior Cruciate Ligament Instability

      • J. C. Fernandes, P. Ranger

      Pages 255-279

   9. Polyethylene Fibers as Substitute for Anterior Cruciate Knee Ligament in Goats: A Histological Study

      • M. Soudry, J. Aunallah, H. Solomon, J. H. Boss, I. Shijrawi, D. G. Mendes

      Pages 281-288

   10. Motion-Induced Inhibition of Effective Osseous Fixation of a Polyethylene Filamentous Prosthesis: Histological, Histomorphometrical, and Biomechanical Studies of a High-Tensile Polyethylene Filamentous Braid for Replacement of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament in Goats

       • J. H. Boss, I. Shajrawi, M. Soudry, D. G. Mendes, R. Schäferh, U. Soltesz et al.

       Pages 289-300

5. Future Trends: Tissue Engineering, Regeneration

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 301-301

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   2. Artificial Materials and Structures for Extracellular Matrix Scaffolding of Orthopedic Tissues: A Review

      • C. Chaput, C. H. Rivard, A. Selmani, L’H. Yahia

      Pages 303-342

Prosthetic replacement of ligaments is a problem which still has not been solved. Despite the development of different synthetic implants and better knowledge of the ligament biomechanics, there is currently no prosthesis that shows satisfactory results. The purpose of this book is to provide an overview of the growing knowledge of natural ligaments and to review, using a biomimetical approach, the different concepts and designs of artificial ligaments developed during the last decades. This approach is undertaken in an effort to better understand why artificial ligaments fail, to redefine design criteria, and stimulate the development of a new generation of more effective replacement devices.

• biomechanics
• biomimetics
• development
• fixation
• implant
• instability
• knee
• knee joint
• ligaments
• mechanics
• prosthesis
• surgery

• Biomechanics/Biomaterials Research Group Biomedical Engineering Institute, Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal, Montreal, Canada

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