Ebook: Revision ACL Reconstruction: Indications and Technique

Although anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has a high success rate, a substantial number of patients are left with unsatisfactory results. Revision ACL Reconstruction: Indications and Technique provides detailed strategies for planning and executing revision ACL reconstructions. Concise chapters by a leading group of international orthopedic surgeons cover the diagnosis of failed ACL reconstruction, patient evaluation, preoperative planning for revision ACL surgery and complex technical considerations.

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Although anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has a high success rate, a substantial number of patients are left with unsatisfactory results. Revision ACL Reconstruction: Indications and Technique provides detailed strategies for planning and executing revision ACL reconstructions. Concise chapters by a leading group of international orthopedic surgeons cover the diagnosis of failed ACL reconstruction, patient evaluation, preoperative planning for revision ACL surgery, and complex technical considerations.

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Although anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has a high success rate, a substantial number of patients are left with unsatisfactory results. Revision ACL Reconstruction: Indications and Technique provides detailed strategies for planning and executing revision ACL reconstructions. Concise chapters by a leading group of international orthopedic surgeons cover the diagnosis of failed ACL reconstruction, patient evaluation, preoperative planning for revision ACL surgery, and complex technical considerations.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Patient-Related Risk Factors for ACL Graft Failure....Pages 1-10
Avoiding the Failed ACL: How to Prevent ACL Tears Before They Occur....Pages 11-22
Diagnosis of Failed ACL Reconstruction....Pages 23-31
Biomechanics and Etiology of ACL Graft Failure....Pages 33-41
Technical Causes of ACL Graft Failure....Pages 43-52
Indications for Revision ACL Reconstruction....Pages 53-62
Preoperative Planning for Revision ACL Reconstruction....Pages 63-74
Graft Selection for Revision ACL Reconstruction....Pages 75-86
How to Handle a Poorly Placed Femoral Tunnel....Pages 87-96
How to Handle a Poorly Placed Tibial Tunnel....Pages 97-104
Fixation in Revision ACL Reconstruction....Pages 105-117
Single Stage ACL Revision Reconstruction: Indications and Technique....Pages 119-126
Two-Stage ACL Revision: Indications and Technique....Pages 127-138
Revising Failed Double Bundle ACL Reconstruction....Pages 139-149
The Role of Lateral Extra-articular Augmentation in Revision ACL Reconstruction....Pages 151-156
Managing the Infected ACL Reconstruction....Pages 157-169
Meniscus Allograft Transplantation in Revision ACL Reconstruction....Pages 171-184
Cartilage Surgery in Revision ACL Reconstruction....Pages 185-199
Medial Collateral Ligament Laxity in Revision ACL Reconstruction....Pages 201-209
Posterolateral Corner Deficiency in Revision ACL Reconstruction....Pages 211-219
Osteotomy for Slope Correction Following Failed ACL Reconstruction....Pages 221-226
Osteotomy for Malalignment Following Failed ACL Reconstruction....Pages 227-238
Navigation for Revision ACL Reconstruction....Pages 239-246
Approach to the Multiply Revised ACL-Deficient Knee....Pages 247-254
Outcomes of Revision ACL....Pages 255-263
Back Matter....Pages 265-273