Beschreibung
This book offers a comprehensive guide to revision total knee arthroplasty, a complex surgical procedure with increasing numbers due to the aging world's population. Covering both septic and aseptic prosthetic failure, it presents an updated overview of available surgical techniques - from one or two-stage revision for periprosthetic joint infection to robot-assisted total joint arthroplasty. Moreover, the authors explore the current role and future potentialities of artificial intelligence. This volume offers the reader state-of-the-art information aiming to illuminate contentious topics in the field.
Autorenporträt
E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán is a Specialist in Orthopedic Surgery and Emeritus Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon currently working at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain. Dr. Rodríguez-Merchán graduated from Complutense University with a degree in Medicine and Surgery in 1974, and subsequently completed a PhD in Medicine and Surgery. He is a former Associate Professor of Orthopedics at the Autonomous University of Madrid. Dr. Rodríguez-Merchán is the author of more than 350 articles in peer-reviewed PubMed-cited journals, as well as 12 books.
Herstellerkennzeichnung:
Springer Verlag GmbH
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