Atlas of the Patellofemoral Joint

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Background: Patellofemoral Malalignment Versus Tissue Homeostasis....Pages 3-8
In Search of the Etiology of Anterior Knee Pain....Pages 9-10
Biological Causes of Anterior Knee Pain....Pages 11-20
Pathogenesis of Anterior Knee Pain in the Active Young: Is There a Relation Between the Presence of Patellofemoral Malalignment and Pain?....Pages 21-24
Unilateral Anterior Knee Pain as a Sign of Knee Asymmetry....Pages 25-28
Biomechanical Bases for Anterior Knee Pain and Patellar Instability....Pages 29-39
Anatomy of Patellar Dislocation....Pages 41-46
Evaluation of the Patient with Anterior Knee Pain and Patellar Instability....Pages 47-62
Influence of Psychological Factors on Pain and Disability in Anterior Knee Pain Patients....Pages 63-64
Uncommon Causes of Anterior Knee Pain....Pages 65-82
Risk Factors and Prevention of Anterior Knee Pain....Pages 83-85
Non-operative Treatment of Athletes with Anterior Knee Pain: Science, Classical, and New Ideas....Pages 87-96
Conservative Management of Anterior Knee Pain: The McConnell Program....Pages 97-102
Skeletal Malalignment and Anterior Knee Pain: Rationale, Diagnosis, and Management....Pages 103-108
Biochemical Causes of Patellar Tendinopathy?....Pages 109-111
Prevention of Anterior Knee Pain After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction....Pages 113-114
Anterior Knee Pain with Special Emphasis on the Clinical, Radiographic, Histological, Ultrastructural, and Biochemical Aspects After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Autografts....Pages 115-121
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Imaging and Musculoskeletal Modeling to Investigate the Mechanical Etiology of Patellofemoral Pain....Pages 125-133
Computational Models for Investigating the Patellofemoral Joint: Clinical Relevance....Pages 135-138
Kinetic Analysis: A Sensitive Outcome Objective Measurement Method in Evaluating Lateral Patellar Instability....Pages 139-147
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Kinetic and Kinematic Analysis in Evaluating Patients with Anterior Knee Pain....Pages 149-157
Front Matter....Pages 159-159
Failure of Patellofemoral Surgery: Analysis of Clinical Cases....Pages 161-166
Neuromatous Knee Pain: Evaluation and Management....Pages 167-170
Kinetic and Kinematic Analysis of Iatrogenic Medial Patellar Instability: Clinical Relevance....Pages 171-178
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
Ultrasound and Doppler-Guided Arthroscopic Shaving for the Treatment of Patellar Tendinopathy/Jumper’s Knee: Biological Background and Description of Method....Pages 181-182
Arthroscopic Patellar Denervation for Anterior Knee Pain....Pages 183-185
Reconstruction of the Medial Patellofemoral Ligament: How I Do It....Pages 187-190
Reconstruction of the Medial Patellofemoral Ligament: How I Do It....Pages 191-192
MPFL Reconstruction: Principles and Complications....Pages 193-196
Reconstruction of the Lateral Patellofemoral Ligament: How I Do It....Pages 197-200
Reconstruction of the Lateral Patellofemoral Ligament: How I Do It....Pages 201-202
Osteotomies Around the Patellofemoral Joint....Pages 203-209
Sulcus Deepening Trochleoplasty....Pages 211-215
Rotational Tibial Osteotomy....Pages 217-220
Rotational Femoral Osteotomy....Pages 221-222
Patella Infera and Patella Alta....Pages 223-227
Anteromedial Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy (Fulkerson Osteotomy)....Pages 229-231
The Patella Thinning Osteotomy: A New Technique for Patellofemoral Arthritis....Pages 233-237
Cartilage Restoration in the Patellofemoral Joint....Pages 239-240
Autologous Osteochondral Mosaicplasty....Pages 241-244
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
Patellofemoral Allografts....Pages 245-246
Patellofemoral Arthroplasty: Pearls and Pitfalls....Pages 247-248
The Patellofemoral Arthroplasty: The Great Solution, the Great Problem....Pages 249-258
A Philosophy of the Patellofemoral Joint: A Logical Clinical Approach....Pages 259-262
Back Matter....Pages 263-268