Description
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Patellofemoral Instability by Sachin Ramchandra Tapasvi
The management of patellofemoral instability has undergone a paradigm shift since my times of lateral release and medial plication for all. With a better understanding of patellofemoral mechanics, management of this vexing problem has become more individualized.
Procedures like trochleoplasty and tibial tubercle transfer, which were unheard of a decade ago, are now done frequently. This book on patellofemoral instability covers all the aspects along with most recent advances in the field of management of patellofemoral instability. It also serves as an operative manual for all orthopedic surgeons, whether they are beginners or an established surgeons.
Key Features:
• Complete and comprehensive information on patellofemoral instability collated by experts and presented in simple and lucid language
• Surgical techniques, developed by Indian surgeons and described in detail by themselves
• Includes pearls and pitfalls at the end of certain chapters
• Text enhanced by illustrations, photographs, tables, flowcharts and X-ray photographs
• Useful guide for the general orthopedists as well as for the experts.