Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

Gregory C. Fanelli, MD, GHS Orthopaedics, Danville, PA, USA.

Part I: Editor's Experience.- Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries and Reconstruction: What I Have Learned.- Part II: Anatomy and Biomechanics.- Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament and their Surgical Implications.- Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Posterolateral and Posteromedial Corners of the Knee and their Surgical Implications.- Part III: Diagnosis and Evaluation.- Clinical and Arthroscopic Evaluation of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injured Knee.- Instrumented Measurement of the Multiple Ligament Injured Knee: Arthrometry, Stress Radiography, Rotationometry, and Computer Navigation.- MRI Imaging of PCL, Posteromedial, and Posterolateral Corner Injuries of the Knee.- Part IV: Non-Surgical Treatment.- Nonoperative Treatment and Natural History of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries.- Part V: Surgical Treatment.- Graft Selection in Posterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery.- Arthroscopic Transtibial Tunnel Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.- Open Tibial Inlay Graft for Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.- All-Arthroscopic Tibial Inlay Double-Bundle Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.- All-Inside Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.- The All-Inside Technique: Surgical Technique and Outcomes.- Arthroscopic Primary Repair of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries.- Combined PCL, ACL, Posteromedial, and Posterolateral Reconstruction.- Surgical Treatment of Combined PCL/Lateral-Sided Injuries.- Combined Posterior Cruciate Ligament and Posteromedial Reconstruction.- Combined PCL, Posteromedial Corner and Posterolateral Corner Reconstruction.- Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Patients Eighteen Years of Age and Younger.- Revision Surgery in the Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.- Part VI: Other Considerations.- Mechanical Graft Tensioning in Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.- The Role of Osteotomy in the Treatment of PCL Injuries.- Articular Cartilage Restoration in the PCLInjured Knee.- Meniscus Transplant in the PCL Injured Knee.- Rehabilitation Following PCL Reconstruction: Scientific and Theoretical Basis.- Brace Considerations for Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injuries of the Knee.- Complications and PCL Reconstruction.- Part VII: Outcomes of Treatment.- Results of Treatment of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery.- Part VIII: Clinical Case Studies.- Selected Case Studies in Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

"This is the second edition of a book on the treatment of posterior cruciate ligament injuries by the grandmaster himself, Dr. Gregory Fanelli, who has been a respected leader in the field for many years. ... orthopedic residents, orthopedic sports medicine fellows, orthopedics sports specialists, and orthopedic trauma specialists will benefit from having access to this wonderful reference. ... a must for orthopedic libraries that serve residents and fellows. Anyone who performs PCL surgeries should own a copy." (Mark R. Hutchinson, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2015)