THE KNEE - Form Function Pathology and Treatment

Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company - Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1993. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. (xiii) 699 pp. Please note, this is a very heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping might be higher than normal. Gray cloth decorated in red and gilt on the front panel and spine; headband; illustrated with black and white and drawings, diagrams, x-rays and photographs; also, an assortment of colour photographs. Lightly rubbed on the corners; no interior markings; as issued, no dustjacket. Written by doctors, the Contents are: Part One: Basic Considerations: Introduction and Historical Perspective by Robert L. Larson; Functional and Surgical Anatomy by William A. Grana and Robert L. Larson; Psysiologic and Biomechanical Considerations by William A. Grana; Clinical Evaluation by Robert L. Larson; Diagnotic Evaluation by William A. Grana. Part Two: General Orthopaedic Considerations: Congenital and Developmental Problems of the Knee by J. Andy Sullivan; Regional Fractures of the Knee by H. David Moehring; Tumors and Their Treatment by Dempsy S. Springfield and William W. Tomford; Osteochondrial Allografts for Reconstruction of Articular Defects by John C. Garrett; Infectious and Inflammatory Processes of the Knee by J. Andy Sullivan; Arthritis and Arthroplasy by Paul J. Tsahakis, Gregory W. Brick and Thomas S. Thornill; Extra-articular and Overuse Problems by William A. Grana. Part Three: Orthopaedic Sports Traumatology: Arthroscopy by John F. Meyers; Rehabilitation by William A. Grana; Patellofemoral Pain Problems by William A. Grana; Problems of the Menisci and Their Treatment by W. Dilworth Cannon Jr; Osteochondritis Dissecans by John C. Garrett. Part Four: Orthopaedic Sports Traumatology: Laxity of the Knee: Evaluation and Decision Making for Ligamentous Injury by Robert L. Larson; Acute Dislocations by Robert S. Burger and Robert L. Larson; Acute Ligamentous Injury by Robert S. Burger and Robert L. Larson; Chronic Anterior Anterolateral and Anteromedial Instability by Robert S. Burger and Robert L. Larson; Chronic Posterior and Posterolateral Laxity by William A. Grana; Allograft and Synthetic Reconstruction of the Ligaments of the Knee by William A. Grana; and Complications in Arthroscopic and Ligamentous Knee Surgery by Jonathan Greenleaf and Robert L. Larson; followed by an index..