Repair and Regeneration of Ligaments, Tendons, and Joint Capsule

Buch | Hardcover

324 Seiten

2005
Humana Press Inc. (Verlag)
978-1-58829-174-5 (ISBN)

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A comprehensive and authoritative review of the most important scientific and clinically relevant topics today in ligaments, tendons, and capsular biology, including their biomechanics and surgical reconstruction. The authors review the basic science of tendons in the hand and shoulder ligaments, the current clinical status of the shoulder and cruciate ligaments, and the latest advances in research on the healing of ligament and tendon to bone, artificial ligaments, and gene therapy. They also cover the major type 1 collagen soft tissues that are of particular interest to upper extremity surgeons and sports medicine specialists.

Tendon Repair and Regeneration.- Basic Science.- Structure and Function of Ligaments, Tendons, and Joint Capsule.- Tendons of the Hand.- Evolution of Concepts in Flexor Tendon Surgery of the Hand.- Basic Science of the Shoulder Ligaments.- Current Clinical Status.- History of Cruciate Ligament Repair.- Rotator Cuff.- Frozen Shoulder.- Capsular Shrinkage of the Shoulder.- Research and Advances.- Biomechanical and Clinical Evaluation of Tendons and Ligaments.- Healing of Ligament and Tendon to Bone.- Artificial Ligaments.- Tendon and Ligament Fixation to Bone.- Tissue Engineering Strategies for Regeneration of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament.- Gene Therapy and Ligament Healing.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.9.2005
Reihe/Serie	Orthopedic Biology and Medicine
Zusatzinfo	X, 324 p.
Verlagsort	Totowa, NJ
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie ► Unfallchirurgie / Orthopädie
ISBN-10	1-58829-174-X / 158829174X
ISBN-13	978-1-58829-174-5 / 9781588291745
Zustand	Neuware