TY - BOOK AU - Prodromos, Chadwick C. TI - The anterior cruciate ligament: reconstruction and basic science SN - 9780323497398 PY - 2018/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Elsevier N1 - Anatomy and genetics of ACL injury -- Mechanism, incidence and epidemiology of ACL injury -- Diagnosis and treatment of ACL tears -- Economics of ACLR -- Graft mechanical properties -- Graft choices -- Graft harvest techniques, preparation and complications -- Reconstruction techniques -- Principles of tunnel formation -- Control of pain in ACLR -- Additional surgical considerations -- Fixation biomechanics -- Soft-tissue graft cortical fixation -- Soft-tissue graft interference screw fixation -- Soft-tissue graft tibial fixation -- BTB graft fixation -- Graft healing and ligamentization -- Revision ACLR -- ACLR in skeletally immature patients -- ACL partial tears -- Associated injuries of the bone, ligament, meniscus, cartilage and nerve -- ACLR and UKA -- Rehabilitation -- Outcomes after ACLR -- Patient factors that contribute to success or failure -- Return to sports -- Complications -- Gait analysis and extraarticular reconstruction -- Tissue engineering and the future N2 - Now in a combined resource that includes print, eBook, and video, The Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Reconstruction and Basic Science, 2nd Edition, by Dr. Chadwick Prodromos, provides the expert guidance you need to effectively select the right procedure and equipment, prevent complications, and improve outcomes for every patient. Written and edited by world leaders in hamstring, allograft, and bone-patellar tendon-bone (BTB) ACL reconstruction, this revised reference is a must-have resource for the full range of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction techniques, plus fixation devices, rehabilitation, revision ACLR surgery, and much more! UR - https://go.openathens.net/redirector/nhs?url=https://www.clinicalkey.com/dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2.0-C20140029784 ER -