Fractures Around the Knee

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vi

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2. Patellar Fractures

   • Stefano Zaffagnini, Federico Raggi, Alberto Grassi, Tommaso Roberti di Sarsina, Cecilia Signorelli, Maurilio Marcacci

   Pages 1-12

3. Tibial Eminence Fractures

   • Jessica Hanley, Annunziato Amendola

   Pages 13-24

4. Management of Distal Femoral Fractures (Extra-articular)

   • Seth R. Yarboro, Robert F. Ostrum

   Pages 25-37

5. Management of Distal Femoral Fractures (Intra-articular)

   • Mario Ronga, Giuseppe La Barbera, Marco Valoroso, Giorgio Zappalà, Jacopo Tamini, Paolo Cherubino

   Pages 39-52

6. Management of Simple Proximal Tibia Fractures (Schatzker Types I–IV)

   • Davide Edoardo Bonasia

   Pages 53-62

7. Management of Complex Proximal Tibia Fractures (Schatzker Types V and VI)

   • Jodi Siegel, Paul Tornetta III

   Pages 63-75

8. Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) in Tibial Plateau Fractures

   • Federica Rosso, Davide Blonna, Antonio Marmotti, Gianluca Collo, Roberto Rossi

   Pages 77-84

9. Floating Knee

   • Qiugen Wang, Lei Cao, Jianhong Wu, Jian Lin, Xiaoxi Ji

   Pages 85-97

10. Periprosthetic Fractures

    • Gabriele Pisanu, Alessandro Crosio, Filippo Castoldi

    Pages 99-112

11. Management of the Complications Following Fractures Around the Knee (Infection and Non-union)

    • Daniele Santoro, Laura Ravera, Corrado Bertolo, Domenico Aloj, Bruno Battiston

    Pages 113-128

12. Management of the Complications Following Fractures Around the Knee (Malalignment and Unicompartmental Arthritis)

    • Davide Edoardo Bonasia, Filippo Castoldi, Massimiliano Dragoni, Annunziato Amendola

    Pages 129-149

13. Management of the Complications Following Fractures Around the Knee (Post-traumatic Bi- or Tricompartmental Arthritis)

    • Federica Rosso, Umberto Cottino, Matteo Bruzzone, Federico Dettoni, Roberto Rossi

    Pages 151-161

This comprehensive book is more than a complete reference on knee fractures and associated injuries: it is also a decision-making and surgical guide that will assist trauma, knee, sports medicine, and total joint surgeons in planning and executing specific procedures for different traumatic conditions of the knee. Each chapter addresses a particular condition and its management, explaining the traumatic mechanism and preoperative workup and then describing in detail the surgical steps, from patient positioning to the postoperative regimen. Guidance is also provided on complications and their management, and to complete the coverage, results from the relevant literature are described. The authors are world-renowned experts keen to share their knowledge and expertise regarding specific traumatic conditions of the knee. Both experienced surgeons and orthopedic residents will find this book to be an invaluable tool that will improve their practice when dealing with knee fractures.

• distal femoral fracture
• fractures management
• knee fracture
• tibia fracture
• traumatic mechanism
• Trauma Surgery

“The purpose is to provide a concise decision-making and surgical guide for fractures about the knee. … The color photographs, diagrams, and radiograph reproductions are well done and helpful. This is a succinct and worthwhile first reference for orthopedic residents seeking information on a particular knee fracture.” (Samuel J. Chmell, Doody’s Book Reviews, August, 2016)

• CTO Hospital, University of Torino, Torino, Italy

  Filippo Castoldi

• University of Torino, AO Ordine Mauriziano, Torino, Italy

  Davide Edoardo Bonasia

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