Surgical Repair and Reconstruction in Rheumatoid Disease

Over a decade has passed since the publication of the First Edition; we have yet to understand the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis and there is still no cure. A wide range of developments in techniques, materials, imaging and understanding of biological processes justify this rewrite. Above all...

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Main Authors: Benjamin, Alexander, Helal, Basil (Author), Copeland, Stephen A. (Author), Edwards, Jo C.W. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Springer London 1993, 1993
Edition:2nd ed. 1993
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Planned Motherhood
  • The More Disabled Person
  • Conclusion
  • Author Index
  • 1 General Considerations
  • The Route to the Surgeon
  • Diagnosis and Assessment
  • Course of the Disease
  • Communication
  • Assessment of the Results of Surgery
  • Bacterial Infection and Septic Arthritis
  • Corticosteroids
  • Bed Rest
  • Psychological Factors
  • Physiotherapy
  • Surgical Trends
  • 2 Aetiology and Pathology
  • Aetiology
  • The Causes of Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Disease Mechanisms
  • The Nature of the Connective Tissue Lesion
  • A General Disease Mechanism
  • Targets for Drug Action
  • Rationale for Synovectomy
  • Synovitis Following Arthroplasty
  • Synovial Biopsy
  • Synovial Fluid Examination
  • Lesions in Other Tissues
  • Seronegative Spondarthropathies
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • 3 Selection
  • Assessment of the Specific Problem
  • Surgical Selection
  • Which Operation?
  • How Soon?
  • What Order?
  • How Many?
  • Recording a Decision
  • 4 The Link with Medical Management
  • The Physician’s Plan of Care
  • Cervical Spine
  • Shoulder
  • Elbow
  • Wrist
  • Carpometacarpal Joint of the Thumb
  • Metacarpophalangeal Joint of the Thumb
  • Interphalangeal Joint of the Thumb
  • Proximal Interphalangeal Joints of the Fingers
  • Distal Interphalangeal Joints of the Fingers
  • The Hip
  • The Knee
  • The Ankle
  • Subtaloid Joint
  • Midtarsal Joints
  • Metatarsophalangeal Joints
  • Proximal Interphalangeal Joints of the Toes
  • Distal Interphalangeal Joints of the Toes
  • 10 The Spine
  • Pathology
  • Clinical Features
  • Imaging of the Rheumatoid Spine
  • Conservative Management
  • Psychological Support
  • Surgical Management
  • Dorsal and Lumbar Spine
  • Ankylosing Spondylitis
  • 11 The Shoulder
  • Progression of Joint Damage
  • Rotator Cuff Impingement
  • Acromioclavicular Joint
  • Sternoclavicular Joint
  • Glenohumeral Joint
  • Conclusion
  • 12 The Elbow
  • Extra-articular Disease
  • Intra-articular Disease
  • Arthrodesis
  • Arthroplasty
  • Conclusion
  • 13 The Wrist
  • The Carpal Tunnel
  • Systemic Features and Associated Medical Problems
  • Rheumatological Emergencies
  • Children with Rheumatic Disease
  • Summary
  • 5 Perioperative Care
  • Preoperative Assessment
  • Preoperative Investigation
  • The Immediate Preoperative Period
  • Drugs in the Perioperative Period
  • Care During Surgery
  • Postoperative Care
  • 6 Synovectomy
  • Damage Produced by Synovitis
  • Treatments of Synovitis and Synovial Hypertrophy
  • Osteotomy
  • Surgical Synovectomy
  • Recurrent Synovitis after Synovectomy
  • Children
  • Seronegative Arthropathies
  • Conclusion
  • 7 Osteotomy
  • Jaw
  • Action of Osteotomy
  • Operative Technique
  • Total Replacement or Osteotomy?
  • 8 Arthroplasty
  • Excision Arthroplasty
  • Excision Arthroplasty Following Failed Total Joint Replacement
  • Soft Tissue Interposition Arthroplasty
  • Replacement by Massive Cadaveric Grafts
  • Replacement by Prosthesis
  • Failure of Total JointReplacement
  • Surgery After Failure of a Prosthesis
  • 9 Arthrodesis
  • The Long Flexor Tendons
  • The Long Extensor Tendons
  • De Quervain’s Disease
  • Deformity at the Wrist
  • Surgical Options
  • 14 The Hand
  • Assessment and Priorities in Rheumatoid Hand Surgery
  • Patterns of Disease
  • Soft Tissue Swellings
  • Synovitis
  • Genesis of Joint Deformity
  • Arthroplasty in the Hand
  • Arthrodesis
  • The Rheumatoid Thumb
  • The Jaccoud Hand
  • Operative Techniques
  • Conclusion
  • 15 The Hip
  • Surgical Priority
  • Synovectomy
  • Adductor Tenotomy
  • Osteotomy
  • Excision Arthroplasty
  • Hemiarthroplasty
  • Total Hip Replacement
  • 16 The Knee
  • Examination
  • Conservative Treatment
  • Operative Treatment
  • Conclusion
  • 17 The Ankle and Foot
  • Clinical Assessement
  • Aims of Surgery
  • Perioperative “Tips”
  • Ankle and Hindfoot
  • Mid-foot
  • Forefoot
  • ToeDeformities
  • Vascular and Neurological Problems
  • 18 The Rheumatoid in Society
  • Prevalence
  • Aids to Daily Living
  • Diet
  • Work
  • Mobility
  • Recreation
  • Sexual Problems