This book describes and discusses the available joint preservation techniques for maintaining the stability homeostasis of the lower extremity joints - specifically the hip, knee, and ankle - following injury. Readers will find detailed coverage of anatomy, pathology, techniques for repair, restoration, and regeneration, and rehabilitation strategies. Joint preservation is an emerging field in Orthopaedics that represents a response to the limitations of joint replacement technology. Using the techniques now available, surgeons can try to prevent or delay the onset of osteoarthritis or other degenerative conditions affecting the joints, particularly in young patients. Furthermore, modern tissue engineering offers the potential for whole-joint resurfacing, thereby achieving complete restoration. Optimal implementation of these techniques depends upon further refinement of methods and continuing improvements in knowledge of biomechanics, biology, and anatomy. Against this background,the present book is an ideal guide to the latest treatment modalities that will appeal to all who wish to learn more about indications, goals, procedures, and expected outcomes.

Introduction.-Part I Basic science and biologics:.-1 The New Age of Orthobiologics.-Part II Hip:.-2 Comprehensive Hip Preservation: Correction of Adult Hip Dysplasia and Repair of High-grade.-3 Anatomy of the hip- joint preservation point of view.-4 Anatomy, surgical management and postoperative outcomes of acetabular labral tears.-Part III Knee:.-5 Bone marrow stimulation techniques for cartilage repair.-6 One-Step Cell-Based Cartilage Repair in the Knee using Hyaluronic Acid-Based Scaffold Embedded with Mesenchymal Stem Cells Sourced from Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate (HA-BMAC).-7 Chondrocyte implantation.-8 Stem cells.-9 Fresh Allografts.-10 Synthetic and mini metal implants in the knee.-11 Knee Joint Preservation Rehabilitation.-12 Meniscus anatomy.-13 Current Concepts in Meniscus Pathology and Repair.-14 Meniscus allograft transplantation.-15 Biomaterials in meniscus repair.-16 Internal Bracing of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Posterior Cruciate Ligament with Suture Tape Augmentation.-17 ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION.-18 Preservation of the anterior cruciate ligament: arthroscopic primary repair of proximal tears.-19 The Anterolateral Ligament.-20 ACL and cartilage lesions.-21 Repair and reconstruction of the Medical Collateral Ligament.-22 THE POSTERO-LATERAL LIGAMENT COMPLEX OF THE KNEE.-23 Patella instability.-24 Arthroscopic Trochleoplasty.-25 Open Trochleoplasty.-26 Patellofemoral osteotomies.-27 Unloading Osteotomies.-28 Joint Unloading.-29 Gait analysis in malalignment.-30 Return to Sports after Surgery.-Part IV Ankle:.-31 Ankle joint Cartilage pathology and repair.-32 Ankle rehabilitation