Rapid developments in this successful diagnostic and operative technique have called for a new edition of Arthroscopy of the Knee Joint. This second edition has been completely revised and retains very little material from the first edition. The diagnostic section has been considerably expanded and elucidated and the operative section adapted to modern technology. The first part of the book presents the external conditions and pre-requisites for diagnostic arthroscopy. The endoscopic anatomy and pathology of the knee joint are covered in detail. Particular emphasis is placed on practical hints for accurate arthroscopic procedures. The second part then discusses operative techniques. The reader discovers step-by-step how and which pathological findings should, in the author's opinion, be treated. Here, too, the problems and possible complications of arthroscopic surgery relevant to the individual techniques are dealt with in detail. Equipped with this book, the reader will be thoroughly informed on all current arthroscopic methods and possibilities.

General

1 Historical Review
2 Instruments and Equipment
3 How to Learn Arthroscopy
4 Documentation of Arthroscopic Investigation
5 Indications for Arthroscopy
6 Preparation of the Patient for Arthroscopy
7 Theater Nurse's Preparations for Arthroscopy
8 Care of Equipment
9 Anesthesia for Arthroscopy
10 Approaches to the Knee Joint
11 Examination Using Fluid or Gas Media
12 Anatomic Considerations
13 Arthroscopic Procedure
14 Pathologic Changes in the Joint Cavity
15 Assessment and Appraisal of Problematic Internal Traumatic Lesions
Arthroscopic Operations
16 Conditions for Operative Arthroscopy
17 Removal of Loose Bodies
18 Arthroscopic Meniscus Operations
19 Technique of Arthroscopic Medial Meniscus Operations
20 Technique of Arthroscopic Lateral Meniscus Operations
21 Procedures on the Articular Cartilage
22 Other Arthroscopic Operations
23 Completion of Operation and Aftertreatment
24 Complications, Problems, and Hazards of Operative Arthroscopy
25 Practice of Operative Arthroscopy
26 Arthroscopic Operations with Gas Filling of the Knee Joint
27 Miniarthrotomy under Local Anesthesia
28 Perspectives
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