Master techniques in orthopaedic surgery: reconstructive knee surgery. second edition

BOOK REVIEWS Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Reconstructive Knee Surgery. Second Edition. Douglas W. Jackson, Editor. Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002, 464 pp., $199.00 Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Reconstructive Knee Surgery is the latest publication in this widely read series. Edited by Douglas W. Jackson, M.D., it is the second edition of the text first published in 1995. The goal of the series, as stated by series editor Roby C. Thompson, Jr., M.D., is “to create easy-to-follow descriptions of operative techniques that would help orthopaedists through the challenges of daily practice.” In addition, the books are “designed to impart the personal experience of the ‘master orthopaedic surgeons’” and are clearly valued by many clinicians in this regard. The second edition of Reconstructive Knee Surgery maintains the excellent layout and format of the first edition. The book is divided into five parts: Extensor mechanism patellofemoral problems, meniscus surgery, ligament injuries and stability, intra-articular fractures of the tibia and patella, and articular cartilage and synovium. Each part is divided into chapters that are quite comprehensive in addressing all issues relevant to knee reconstruction. The chapters are written by various authors representing some of the most respected names in the field of knee surgery. Each chapter contains multiple visual aids including numerous color photos to demonstrate techniques and findings. The illustrations are informative and easy to understand. Overall, the pictures and drawings allow a seamless transition from description to practice. The topics that were covered in the first edition are updated to include the many advances made since 1995. In addition, chapters have been added to address techniques that are new or have become more common since 1995. These include, but are not limited to, meniscal fixation and transplantation, chondroplasty, microfracture, osteochondral plugs, and chondrocyte transplantation. These new topics are welcome additions and allow the text to maintain its cutting-edge feel. The purpose of the book is not to serve as a review of the subjects. Rather, the authors of each chapter discuss and demonstrate (through descriptions, drawings, and pictures) individual surgical techniques that they have found most beneficial in their practice as experts in the field. The ability to illustrate the clinical and operative techniques of these experts is the greatest strength of the book. The text seeks to take the reader “into the operating room to peer over the shoulder of the surgeon at work.” Furthermore, the sections on indications/contraindications and preoperative planning that precede the operative techniques are especially useful in the clinical evaluation of patients. Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Reconstructive Knee Surgery, second edition, continues the tradition of the first edition in illustrating, through excellent descriptions and visual aids, the clinical techniques of some of the most respected clinicians in the field of knee surgery. The knowledge base has been expanded to cover many new topics and techniques that have evolved since the publication of the first edition. The book

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affords the opportunity to learn from some of the “masters” in the field from the comfort of one’s office and would certainly be an excellent addition to the library of any surgeon performing knee surgery.

T. Adam Ginn, M.D. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Operative Arthroscopy. Third Edition. John B. McGinty, Editor-in-Chief; Stephen S. Burkhart, Robert W. Jackson, Donald H. Johnson, John C. Richmond, Section Editors. Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003, 995 pp., $296.61 Operative Arthroscopy is, in a word, monumental. Of course, you can’t capsulize the latest addition of this classic bible of arthroscopic surgery in a word, or even several hundred. It is comprehensive with 112 contributors and is well organized with four section editors, all noted experts in their respective areas. The text is elegant in organization and detail. It very logically begins with history and development as well as an important chapter on ethics. Operative arthroscopy environment, anesthesia, and patient flow are well laid out with schematics and descriptions of operating room design, space engineering, staffing, personnel, and the now very timely documentation. An overview of instrumentation details the basics in arthroscopy as well as specifics in shoulder instrumentation, knee instrumentation, and specialty instrumentation. Basic science is next addressed with chapters on diarthrodial joints, cartilage repair and regeneration, and a multidisciplinary investigation into joint proprioception. Arthroscopic anatomy includes chapters on the anatomy and biomechanics of the shoulder, the knee, the ankle, and the elbow and wrist. The knee and shoulder are each covered with quite comprehensive sections detailing basic setup and technique through the many regions of pathology and the spectrum of treatment options and techniques available. An interesting and thought-provoking aspect is the inclusion of two chapters on thrower’s shoulder giving two different perspectives. One is authored by Craig Morgan and the second by Jeffrey Dugas and James Andrews. This is just one example illustrating how diverse, rich, and timely this work is. A section devoted to the elbow includes six chapters, including descriptions of supine and prone technique and several different procedures including arthroscopic radial head resection, elbow arthroscopy in the throwing athlete, and the arthroscopic management of the stiff elbow. There are eight chapters devoted to the wrist beginning with indications, setup and technique, history, pathologic anatomy, and pathokinetics, through intraarticular fractures and a chapter on endoscopic carpal tunnel release by one of the pioneers of this procedure, James C. Y. Chow. A section is also included on the hip consisting of five chapters with an overview: assessment, imaging, indications, contraindications, and complications, and proceeding with