Curbside Consultation of the ACL
49 Clinical Questions
Bernard R Bach, Jr editor Nikhil Verma editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:SLACK Incorporated
Published:28th Feb '08
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Are you looking for concise, practical answers to those questions that are often left unanswered by traditional ACL references? Are you seeking brief, evidence-based advice for complicated cases or complications? Curbside Consultation of the ACL: 49 Clinical Questions provides quick answers to the many questions most commonly posed during a “curbside consultation” between surgical colleagues.
Drs. Bernard R. Bach, Jr. and Nikhil N. Verma have designed this unique reference which offers expert advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions commonly associated with ACL management. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to ACL management with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Numerous images, diagrams, and references are included to enhance the text and to illustrate the management of ACL issues.
Curbside Consultation of the ACL: 49 Clinical Questions provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert advice that even high-volume clinicians will appreciate. Practicing orthopedic surgeons, orthopedic residents and medical students will benefit from the user-friendly and casual format and the expert advice contained within.
Some of the questions that are answered:
- How do you evaluate the failed ACL reconstruction?
- What tricks do you have to avoid creation of a “vertical” tunnel when drilling a transtibial tunnel?
- How do you evaluate, manage, and prevent motion problems?
- How do you determine tibial tunnel position to optimize graft length and femoral tunnel position when performing an endoscopic technique?
- How do you manage the expanded femoral or tibial tunnel in a failed ACL patient?
- How do you manage the adolescent with open growth plates who has sustained an ACL injury?
"I enjoy sharing knowledge with my colleagues at national meetings and events and believe that fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeons in sports medicine will also enjoy this easy to read curbside consult. They (the authors) have pulled together an impressive group of contributors who provide interesting pearls with each chapter and question addressed. We all learn from the guidance and expertise of our mentors and value their opinions. This is the book's great value. This entry in the Curbside Consultation series on ACL surgery will be a welcome read for residents, fellows, and orthopedic surgeons with an interest in ACL surgery. Finding a pearl a chapter, or ever few chapters, that changes your practice makes this offering an invaluable tool and a refreshing way to learn the answers to some questions commonly asked of our mentors in ACL reconstructive surgery."
-Mark R. Hutchinson, MD, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Doody Enterprise, Inc. “The value of this monograph on a focused topic such is its comprehensive nature, the credibility of the authors and the excellent manner in which the material is organized. As someone who has watched ACL reconstruction over the last 30 years I feel comforted by the answers to these 49 questions. This material is a tribute to the understanding of that evolution of ACL reconstruction.”
—William A. Grana, M.D., MPH, Professor and Chair Dept. of Orthopaedics, University of Arizona School of Medicine
ISBN: 9781556428258
Dimensions: 254mm x 178mm x 13mm
Weight: 530g
224 pages