Revision ACL Reconstruction: Indications and Technique

286 Pages·2014·8.52 MB·English

by  Andrew R. Duffee MD

Robert G. Marx
Editor
Revision ACL
Reconstruction
Indications and Technique
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Revision ACL Reconstruction

Robert G. Marx

Editor
Revision ACL
Reconstruction
Indications and Technique
Editor
Robert G. Marx
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Hospital for Special Surgery
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, NY, USA
ISBN 978-1-4614-0765-2 ISBN 978-1-4614-0766-9 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-0766-9
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I would like to dedicate this book to my wife Rena for her
support, guidance, and encouragement, without which this book
would not have been possible. I am also grateful to my daughters
Ella and Hannah who are sources of inspiration and love.

Foreword
This book edited by Dr. Robert Marx on anterior cruciate ligament revision
reconstruction is an excellent resource for the surgeon. The complex issues of
alignment, slope, meniscus loss, and associated injuries to the medial collateral
ligament and postero-lateral corner are covered in detail. Multiple techniques
for dealing with misplaced or expanded tunnels are very well covered. Other
diffi cult clinical problems such as failed double-bundle reconstructions and
patients who have failed multiple operations are covered in great depth. This is
the fi rst text to cover all aspects of ACL revision surgery. The book has the
potential to help surgeons avoid failed revision reconstructions in the future.
Overall, this is a superb book that will greatly aid both the young as well
as the experienced surgeon in managing these diffi cult problems.
New York, NY, USA Russell F. Warren MD
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Pref ace
To produce this textbook, I recruited some of the most experienced and knowl-
edgeable ACL surgeons and therapists from around the world. Contributors
from over a dozen countries covering every continent on the planet bring vary-
ing perspectives to the care of the failed ACL reconstruction. The book is
intentionally divided up into chapters that necessitate overlap. Since revision
ACL reconstruction comprises a heterogeneous group of patients with many
different problems, the overlap allows for various viewpoints and different
techniques for the same problem. In revision ACL reconstruction, there is
often not a single right answer, but instead several reasonable options to
choose from. In these cases, it is up to the surgeon to select the technique that
they are most comfortable with and that will work best in their hands. It is my
hope that this book will bring new thoughts and techniques for revision ACL
reconstruction to surgeons to assist them in caring for their patients.
New York, NY, USA Robert G. Marx
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