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Comprehensive Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis

Recent Advances

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Editors:
  1. E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán

    1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

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  2. Primitivo Gómez-Cardero

    1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

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  • Offers cutting-edge information on KOA treatment

  • Features contributions in which leading experts share their expertise and offer reliable evidence

  • Analyzes and reviews the latest advances in the field

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Initial Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: Oral and Topical Drugs

    • E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán, Hortensia De la Corte-Rodríguez, Juan M. Román-Belmonte
    Pages 1-10

  3. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Knee Osteoarthritis

    • Juan M. Román-Belmonte, Hortensia De la Corte-Rodríguez, E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán
    Pages 11-24

  4. Intra-articular Injections of Corticosteroids and Hyaluronic Acid in Knee Osteoarthritis

    • Alfonso Vaquero-Picado, E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán
    Pages 25-29

  5. Intra-articular Injections of Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) in Knee Osteoarthritis

    • E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán
    Pages 31-35

  6. Intraarticular Injections of Ozone Gas in Knee Osteoarthritis

    • E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán, Hortensia De la Corte-Rodríguez, Juan M. Román-Belmonte
    Pages 37-43

  7. Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis: Conservative and Surgical Treatment

    • E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán, Juan S. Ruiz-Pérez, Primitivo Gómez-Cardero
    Pages 45-56

  8. Knee Joint Distraction (Arthrodiastasis) in Knee Osteoarthritis

    • E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán
    Pages 57-61

  9. Unicompartmental Knee Osteoarthritis: Alignment Osteotomies

    • Carlos A. Encinas-Ullán, Primitivo Gómez-Cardero, E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán
    Pages 63-75

  10. Unicompartmental Knee Osteoarthritis: Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty

    • E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán, Primitivo Gómez-Cardero, Carlos A. Encinas-Ullán
    Pages 77-95

  11. Tricompartmental Knee Osteoarthritis: Total Knee Arthroplasty

    • Juan S. Ruiz-Pérez, Primitivo Gómez-Cardero, E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán
    Pages 97-114

  12. The Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty

    • Juan S. Ruiz-Pérez, Primitivo Gómez-Cardero, E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán
    Pages 115-130

  13. Arterial Injuries in Total Knee Arthroplasty

    • Alfonso Vaquero-Picado, E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán
    Pages 131-134

  14. Peroneal Nerve Palsy After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Prevalence, Risk Factors, Diagnosis and Management

    • E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán, Hortensia De la Corte-Rodríguez, Carlos A. Encinas-Ullán
    Pages 135-142

  15. Knee Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome After Total Knee Arthroplasty

    • E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán, Hortensia De la Corte-Rodríguez, Carlos A. Encinas-Ullán
    Pages 143-146

  16. The Stiff Total Knee Arthroplasty

    • E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán, Primitivo Gómez-Cardero, Juan S. Ruiz-Pérez
    Pages 147-158

  17. The Unstable Total Knee Arthroplasty

    • E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán, Primitivo Gómez-Cardero, Carlos A. Encinas-Ullán
    Pages 159-167

  18. Periprosthetic Fractures in Total Knee Arthroplasty

    • E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán, Carlos A. Encinas-Ullán, José M. Martínez-Diez
    Pages 169-181

  19. Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty

    • Carlos A. Encinas-Ullán, Primitivo Gómez-Cardero, E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán
    Pages 183-194
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About this book

This book presents the state of the art in and offers up-to-date guidance on the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA), a rapidly evolving and expanding field. Written by experts from leading institutions, it offers a comprehensive overview of this condition, from initial treatment, to surgical approaches and rehabilitation.

The book covers a variety of topics, including intra-articular injection options; treatment of uni- and tri-compartmental KOA; infected, unstable and stiff total knee arthroplasty; periprosthetic fractures; and prosthetic revision.

A wealth of images and cutting edge information make this book an invaluable tool for orthopedic surgeons, rheumatologists, physiatrists, physiotherapists and all healthcare workers involved in the care of these patients.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

    E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán, Primitivo Gómez-Cardero

About the editors

E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán is a Specialist in Orthopedic Surgery and a Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon currently working at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain. He graduated from Complutense University with a degree in Medicine and Surgery in 1974, and subsequently completed a PhD in Medicine and Surgery. He is a former Associate Professor of Orthopedics at the Autonomous University of Madrid. Dr. Rodríguez-Merchán is the author of more than 250 articles in peer-reviewed, PubMed-listed journals, as well as ten books.

Primitivo Gómez-Cardero earned his degree in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Valladolid, Spain, in 1991. He is Specialist in Orthopedic Surgery and Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain. Dr. Gómez-Cardero is the author of 18 articles published in PubMed-listed journals.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Comprehensive Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis

  • Book Subtitle: Recent Advances

  • Editors: E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán, Primitivo Gómez-Cardero

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44492-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-44491-4Published: 14 May 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-44494-5Published: 14 May 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-44492-1Published: 13 May 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 194

  • Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations, 33 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Surgical Orthopedics, Rehabilitation Medicine, Rheumatology

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