Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery (ACLS), Complications in Orthopaedics Surgery

This practical new title will help surgeons recognize high risk situations and avoid the most common complications that occur in ACL reconstruction surgery. They will learn how to diagnose these complications quickly if they do occur and get out of trouble when necessary. Each chapter presents patient case examples of complications including: Initial treatment, alternate revision procedures, and which approach was ultimately chosen and why. Cases in this volume included: Intraoperative Complications: Graft Harvest; Intraoperative Complications: Graft Fixation Problems; Extensor Mechanism Compromise and Patellar Fracture; Septic Arthritis Following ACL Reconstruction; Arthrofibrosis Following ACL Reconstruction; Evaluation for Revision ACL Reconstruction after Failure or Re-injury; and Technical Aspects for Revision ACL Reconstruction.