"Arthroplasty: Update" ed. by Plamen Kinov

This book is a sequel of a successful series dedicated to one of the fastest growing fields in orthopedics - arthroplasty. This book provides a profound overview of the recent evolution of technology and surgical techniques. New developments of implant design and current treatment strategies have been critically discussed by the contributing authors.

The process of improving care for patients and standards of treatment requires straightforward access to up-to-date research and knowledge. The format of the publication allows easy and quick reference to shared ideas and concepts.

Contents
Preface
Section 1: Decision Making for Arthroplasty
1 Surgical Approaches to the Hip Joint and Its Clinical Implications in Adult Hip Arthroplasty
2 Preoperative Planning of Total Knee Replacement
3 Special Considerations in Asian Knee Arthroplasty
4 Predictors of Pain and Function Following Total Joint Replacement
Section 2: Surgical Techniques and Technologies
5 The Acrylic Bone Cement in Arthroplasty
6 All Ceramic Tripolar THAto Prevent Dislocations in Risky Patients
7 Short-Stem Hip Arthroplasty
8 'Neck-Sparing' Total Hip Arthroplasty
9 The Evolution of Modern Total Knee Prostheses
10 Optimization of Tuberosity Healing in Prosthetic Reconstruction of Proximal Humerus Fractures
11 The LP-ESP Lumbar Disc Prosthesis: Concept, Development and Clinical Experience
Section 3: Diagnostic Techniques
12 X-Ray Digital Tomosynthesis Imaging: An Appropriate Reconstruction Algorithm for Arthroplasty
Section 4: Results of Arthroplasty by Etiology
13 Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in the Patient with Inflammatory Arthritis
14 Total Joint Arthroplasty for Hemophilia
15 Revision Hip Arthroplasty: Management of Bone Loss
16 Ankle Osteoarthritis and Arthroplasty
Section 5: Complications After Arthroplasty
17 Complications Following Total Hip Arthroplasty
18 Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures in Total Knee Arthroplasty
19 Imaging Patellar Complications After Knee Arthroplasty
20 Extensor Mechanism Complications After Patellar Resurfacing in Knee Replacement - Can They Justify Non-Patellar Resurfacing?
21 Glenoid Loosening in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Section 6: Periprosthetic Infection
22 Peri-Prosthetic Joint Infection: Prevention. Diagnosis and Management
23 Management of Prosthetic Infection According to Organism
24 Periprosthetic Infection Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
25 Articulating Spacers in Infection of Total Knee Arthroplasty — State of the Art
26 The Role of Knee Arthrodesis After TKA Infection
Section 7: Alternatives to Arthroplasty
27 Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Arthrodesis with Tendon Transfer of the Flexor Digitorum Brevis