Repair and Regeneration of Ligaments, Tendons, and Joint Capsule (eBook)

Part I. Introduction

Tendon Repair and Regeneration: An Overview
Eric M. Bluman, Scott D. Allen, and Paul D. Fadale

Part II. Basic Science

Structure and Function of Ligaments, Tendons, and Joint Capsule
Frederick H. Silver, Joseph W. Freeman, and Gino Bradica

Tendons of the Hand: Anatomy, Repair, Healing, and Rehabilitation
Paul C. Stephens, Eddy Dona, Beata Niechoda, Tracey Clarke, and Mark P. Gianoutsos

Evolution of Concepts in Flexor Tendon Surgery of the Hand
Randip R. Bindra

Basic Science of the Shoulder Ligaments
Louis J. Soslowsky and Jeffrey S. Cartmell

Part III. Current Clinical Status

History of Cruciate Ligament Repair: Development of Repair and Reconstruction
Jon Karlsson

Rotator Cuff
Richard O. Evans, Peter J. Hughes, and David H. Sonnabend

Frozen Shoulder
Peter J. Hughes , Richard O. Evans, and Jerome A. Goldberg

Capsular Shrinkage of the Shoulder: Current Clinical Status
Andrew L. Wallace

Part IV. Research and Advances

Biomechanical and Clinical Evaluation of Tendons and Ligaments
David Hartright, Adam M. Butler, R. Mark Gillies, Warwick J. Bruce, and William R. Walsh

Healing of Ligament and Tendon to Bone
Andreas Weiler, Sven Scheffler, and Maria Apreleva

Artificial Ligaments
Andrew A. Amis

Tendon and Ligament Fixation to Bone
Christopher M. Hill, Yuehuei H. An, and Frank A. Young

Tissue Engineering Strategies for Regeneration of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Michael G. Dunn

Gene Therapy and Ligament Healing
Norimasa Nakamura

Index