Repair and Regeneration of Ligaments, Tendons, and Joint Capsule (Orthopedic Biology and Medicine)

Recent advances in surgical and experimental techniques have yielded great insight into the molecular biology and mechanical properties of tendon and ligament healing, as well as new strategies for their augmentation and reconstruction. In Repair and Regeneration of Ligaments, Tendons, and Joint Capsule, distinguished researchers and clinicians comprehensively review the most important scientific and clinically relevant topics today in ligament, tendon, 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 ligaments and tendons 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. Comprehensive and up-to-date, Repair and Regeneration of Ligaments, Tendons, and Joint Capsule provides an authoritative survey of the biology and surgical reconstruction of connective tissues in the body, with special reference to tendons and ligaments in the shoulder and knee. Tendon repair and regeneration: an overview / Eric M. Bluman, Scott D. Allen, Paul D. Fadale Structure and function of ligaments, tendons, and joint capsule / Frederick H. Silver, Joseph W. Freeman, Gino Bradica Tendons of the hand: anatomy, repair, healing, and rehabilitation / Paul C. Stephens ... [et al.] 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 History of cruciate ligaments: development of repair and reconstruction / Jon Karlsson Rotator cuff / Richard O. Evans, Peter J. Hughes, David H. Sonnabend Frozen shoulder / Peter J. Hughes, Richard O. Evans, Jerome A. Goldberg Capsular shrinkage of the shoulder: current clinical status / Andrew L. Wallace Biomechanical and clinical evaluation of tendons and ligaments / David Hartright ... [et al.] Healing of ligament and tendon to bone / Andreas Weiler, Sven Scheffler, Maria Apreleva Artificial ligaments / Andrew A. Amis Tendon and ligament fixation to bone / Christopher M. Hill, Yuehuei H. An, Frank A. Young Tissue engineering strategies for regeneration of the anterior cruciate ligament / Michael G. Dunn Gene therapy and ligament healing / Norimasa Nakamura. "In Repair and Regeneration of Ligaments, Tendons, and Joint Capsule, distinguished researchers and clinicians comprehensively review the most important scientific and clinically relevant topics today in ligament, tendon, 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 ligaments and tendons 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." "Comprehensive and up-to-date, Repair and Regeneration of Ligaments, Tendons, and Joint Capsule provides an authoritative survey of the biology and surgical reconstruction of connective tissues in the body, with special reference to tendons and ligaments in the shoulder and knee." --Résumé de l'éditeur 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.