Comprised of clinical cases demonstrating strategies for both common and complex knee preservation, this concise, practical casebook will provide orthopedic surgeons with the best real-world strategies to properly manage the many kinds of knee injuries and disorders they may encounter. The opening section presents the knee joint as a unique structure, reviewing the anatomy and function of articular cartilage and the meniscus, the effects of joint malalignment, the role of the synovium, and how joint failure is defined. The next two sections are comprised of clinical cases with a unique presentation, followed by a description of the diagnosis, assessment and management techniques used to treat it, as well as the case outcome, and clinical pearls and pitfalls. Cases included illustrate small and large cartilage defects, osteochondritis dessicans, chondral defects and lesions, meniscal allograft transplantation, and tibial and tibiofemoral cartilage defects, among others. The final section examines the current evidence for the treatment of articular cartilage lesions and emerging techniques in knee joint preservation and cartilage restoration.
Pragmatic and reader-friendly, Joint Preservation of the Knee: A Clinical Casebook is an excellent resource for orthopedic surgeons and sports medicine specialists treating common and complex injuries of the knee.

Part I: The Knee Joint as an Organ

Articular Cartilage: Structure and Restoration
Meniscus: Biomechanics and Biology
Coronal and Axial Alignment: The Effects of Malalignment
The Role of Synovium and Synovial Fluid in Joint Hemostasis
Defining Failure in Articular Cartilage Surgery
Part II: Core Knee Joint Preservation Cases
Incidental Cartilage Defect
Small Cartilage Defect: Primary/Bone Loss
Large Cartilage Defect: Primary/Bone Loss
Osteochondritis Dessicans of the Knee
Post-Meniscectomy Syndrome
Chondral Defects of the Patella: Diagnosis and Management
Bipolar Articular Chondral Lesions of the Knee
Part III: Complex Knee Joint Preservation Cases
Revision Cartilage Treatment
Medial Meniscus Allograft Transplantation in the Setting of Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Tibiofemoral Cartilage Defect with Malalignment
Tibial Cartilage Defects
Part IV: Review and Evidence
Evidence-Based Treatment of Articular Cartilage Lesions in the Knee
Emerging Techniques in Cartilage Restoration.<br />