Comprehensive Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis

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

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.

• initial KOA treatment
• rehabilitation in KOA
• Intra-articular injections
• platelet rich plasma
• ozone injections
• patellofemoral osteoarthritis
• unicompartmental KOA
• infected TKA
• Iliotibial band syndrome
• stiff TKA
• unstable TKA
• rehabilitation psychology

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

  E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán, Primitivo Gómez-Cardero

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.

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