BookPieter J. Emans, Lars Peterson, editors.
Summary: This book reviews the current basic and clinical research into the mechanisms of cartilage injury and its management. It illustrates the considerable progress made in the search for solutions to cartilage related problems. Developing Insights in Cartilage Repair describes fundamental research and the use of biomaterials, bioreactors, and imaging as part of existing cartilage repair strategies, while revealing the on-going trends for emerging techniques. The aim of the Editors and their team of authorities in cartilage medicine has been to provide a link between laboratory work and the daily treatment of patients in a clinical setting. This book reveals the highly multidisciplinary nature of the topic and it will thus not only be of considerable interest to a large proportion of the orthopaedic community, but also any discipline in which cartilaginous tissue is involved, including otorhinolaryngology and plastic surgery.
Contents:
Gene Therapy in articular cartilage repair
Targeting inflammatory processes for optimization of cartilage homeostasis and repair techniques
Osteoarthritis: molecular mechanisms and treatments
Bioreactor Tissue Engineering for Cartilage Repair
Biomaterials for osteochondral reconstruction
Advanced magnetic resonance imaging of cartilage repair
Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation: The Rationale and Basic Science
Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation: Surgical Technique and Results
The Genesis of Autologous Chondrocyte Transplantation/Implantation: From a Hypothesis via an Animal Model to a Clinical Reality
Characterized Chondrocyte Implantation challenges current paradigms for the treatment of symptomatic joint surface lesions
Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation after Previous Treatment With Marrow Stimulation Techniques
Arthroscopic approaches for cartilage repair in the knee joint
Cartilage repair of the knee in athletes
Meniscus Substitution:? Scaffolds, allografts and prosthetic implants
Cartilage Repair, Replacement, and Regenerative Strategies for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus
How to treat cartilage injuries in the ankle joint by BMDC's transplantation
Pure cartilage-based repair modalities of focal cartilage lesions.