Overview
Explains the impact of intraoperative soft tissue balance on postoperative results
Details surgical procedures
Describes techniques and devices for accurate intraoperative soft tissue assessment
Includes advice on intraoperative troubleshooting
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Operative Procedure 1: Primary TKA
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Operative Procedure 2: Primary TKA
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Assessment in Primary TKA
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About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Sébastien Lustig is a Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Albert Trillat Center – Croix-Rousse Hospital, Lyon, France. Dr. Lustig completed his orthopaedic training in Lyon and then studied knee surgery with Dr. David Parker and Dr. Myles Coolican in Sydney, Australia. He began his practice in Lyon in 2006 at the Albert Trillat Center with his mentor, Professor Philippe Neyret, specializing exclusively in disorders of hip and knee joint. He completed his PhD in biomechanics in 2010, thanks to his research on computer-assisted surgery and total knee arthroplasty. Dr Lustig is actively involved in a number of international orthopaedic organizations. He is chair of the ESSKA Basic Science Committee (2014–6) and Deputy Chair of the ISAKOS Knee Arthroplasty Committee (2015–7). Performing over 400 arthroplasties per year, Dr. Lustig’s current practice focuses on hip and knee joint replacement. He has published over 80 studies in orthopaedic journals indexed on Medline and 50 chapters in orthopaedic textbooks.
Willem Maré van der Merwe is an Associate Professor in the Human Biology Department and Head of Research in the Sport Medicine Department at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Dr. van der Merwe gained his MB ChB from the University of Free State and his Degree in Sports Medicine with Honors from the University of Cape Town before obtaining a Degree in Politics, Economics, and Philosophy at Oxford University. He completed his surgical training at the University of Cape Town in 1997, becoming a Fellow of the College of Surgeons (Orthopaedics). Dr. van der Merwe served as President of SASAKOS, the South African Society of Arthroscopy, between 2004 and 2008 and has been a member of the ISAKOS Knee Committee (2009–13) and the ISAKOS Executive Committee (Second Vice President). He has worked as a Consultant in the Knee Clinic, Victoria Hospital; the Sports Science Institute; and the Vincent Pallotti Hospital (all in Cape Town) and in Sports Science Day Surgery, Newlands.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Soft Tissue Balancing in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Editors: Shuichi Matsuda, Sébastien Lustig, Willem van der Merwe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-54082-4
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-54081-7Published: 12 May 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-54082-4Published: 02 May 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 274
Number of Illustrations: 32 b/w illustrations, 89 illustrations in colour
Topics: Surgical Orthopedics