The Cruciate Ligaments in Total Knee Arthroplasty Design, Function and Rehabilitation

This book discusses total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with respect to the status of the cruciate ligaments in the replacement. The evolution of knee replacements, along with basic anatomy and kinematics of the knee, open up the presentation, with subsequent chapters on the present state of the art for each design with respect to the cruciate ligaments. The next chapters describe current and developing surgical techniques and technologies for various partial and total knee arthroplasty, including robotic and artificial intelligence techniques. Concluding chapters cover physical therapy following TKA, comparative kinematic analysis of modern designs, and future considerations for management. 

With authors from a variety of backgrounds - biomechanics experts, arthroplasty surgeons, rehabilitation physicians and physical therapists - this book will appeal to a broad audience including surgeons in practice, residents in training, surgeons involved in new knee designs, biomechanical engineers, and the physical therapists. 

Part I. Background.- The Evolution of Total Knee Replacements.- Part II. Basics.- Anatomy of the Cruciate Ligaments.- Kinematics of the Knee.- Part III. Total Knee Designs with Respect to the Cruciate Ligaments.- The PCL-Sparing Total Knee Arthroplasty.- Medial Pivot Total Knee Arthroplasty.- PCL Substituting Total Knee Arthroplasty.- Bicruciate Substituting Total Knee Arthroplasty.- Bicruciate Retaining Total Knee Arthroplasty.- Partial Knee Arthroplasties.- Part IV. Surgical Techniques.- Surgical Technique for Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty That Preserves the Posterior Cruciate Ligament and Restores Anterior Cruciate Ligament Stability and Native Knee Kinematics.- Ligament Gap Balancing Techniques.- Robotic Techniques in Total Knee Arthroplasty.- The Artificial Intelligence Technique.- Part V. Rehabilitation Programs.- Total Knee Arthroplasty Rehabilitation and the Cruciate Ligament.- Part VI. Results.- Comparative Kinematic Analysis of Modern TKA Designs.- Future Considerations for Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Alfred J. Tria Jr., MD, Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery (Emeritus), Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

Giles Scuderi, MD, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell , Hempstead, New York, USA