Author : Christoph Erggelet
Release : 2008-09-30
Genre : Medical
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 93X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Principles of Cartilage Repair by : Christoph Erggelet
Download or read book Principles of Cartilage Repair written by Christoph Erggelet. This book was released on 2008-09-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cartilage defects affect patients of all age groups. Surgeons, teamdoctors, general practitioners and physiotherapists alike are expected to provide adequate care. Only individual treatment plans combining a well balanced choice of various options will be successful. Background knowledge, operative and non-operative therapies are described in concise chapters: Articular cartilage biology - Diagnostics - Surgical techniques - Symptomatic and alternative medications - Physiotherapy. Diagnostic findings and surgical procedures are generously illustrated by aquarelles and colour photographs. Recommendations for additional reading, description of important clinical scoring systems and a listing of analytic tools are added for further information.