A Practical Operative Guide for Total Knee and Hip Replacement

The second edition presents the latest advanced in total knee and hip replacement. The book forms an essential and up-to-date resource for orthopaedic surgeons and trainees. This edition consists of more than 3000 cases of total knee and hip replacement surgery, with discussion on the management of various complications.

The book is composed of fourteen chapters, many of which have been extended in this new edition, including Total Knee Replacement by Navigation System, Ultrasonic System for Cemented and Uncemented Revision Surgeries, and Complications and Revision Total Hip Replacement. Topics are further enhanced by over 500 full colour images.

This edition also includes a supplementary DVD, featuring cruciate-substituting fixed bearing total knee replacement, cemented total hip replacement (C-stem), and an audiovisual presentation on education to arthritis patients. A Practical Operative Guide to Total Knee and Hip Replacement is an invaluable resource for both practising surgeons and trainees.                                                 

Key Points

• Second edition with numerous revisions and additions bringing all information up-to-date
• Various techniques of postoperative analgesia new to this edition
• Includes DVD demonstrating surgical techniques
• Previous edition published in 2008

Ajit Kumar Mehta MBBS, D Ortho, MS (Ortho)
Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Orthopaedic and Joint Replacement Centre, Jagjivan Ram Hospital, Mumbai, India