Biologic and Nanoarthroscopic Approaches in Sports Medicine

In recent years, there have been a number of exciting advances in biologic and nanoarthroscopic approaches in sports medicine, giving the clinician even more options for safe and effective minimally invasive treatments for the active patient. This practical text presents these breakthrough techniques in detail and describes the authors' experiences and lessons learned. This book is broken into two main sections. The first section presents the history of the use of biologics in sports medicine and will have several chapters describing novel techniques using platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and bone marrow concentrate (BMC), all-inside allograft ACL reconstruction, minimally invasive quad tendon harvest with endoscopic closure, and cartilage transfer (ACT) using an autologous tissue collector, among others. The second section describes the history of arthroscopy and the most recent use of nanoarthroscopy, including several novel techniques utilizing thenanoscope, such as incisionless partial medial meniscectomy, synovectomy of the knee, and single incision approaches for the anterior labrum and rotator cuff. Practical and cutting edge, Biologic and Nanoarthroscopic Approaches in Sports Medicine is an exciting exploration of the most recent management approaches for both sports medicine and orthopedic surgeons. Biologics in Sports Medicine.- Augmentation of Bone Patella Tendon Bone ACL Reconstruction with BMC and a Suture Tape and the Rationale behind Biologic ACL Reconstructions.- All-Inside Allograft ACL Reconstruction Augmented with Amnion, BMC, and a Suture Tape.- Minimally Invasive Quad Harvest with Endoscopic Closure and Preparation with Fiber Tag Augmented Adjustable Loop Buttons.- The Lavender Fertilized Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Quadriceps Tendon All-Inside Reconstruction Fertilized With Bone Marrow Concentrate, Demineralized Bone Matrix, and Autograft Bone.- The ACT Procedure: Autograft Cartilage Transfer Using an Autologous Tissue Collector.- Intraosseous Bioplasty of the Lateral Femoral Condyle of the Knee for Osteonecrosis.- The Use of Cartiform in the Knee for Osteochondral Defects.- Superior Capsular Reconstruction of the Shoulder.- Treatment of Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Elbow with Biocartilage.- The History of Arthroscopy.- Introduction to Nanoarthroscopy.- Incisionless Partial Medial Meniscectomy.- Nanoscopic Single-Incision Anterior Labrum Repair.- Single Incision Rotator Cuff Repair.- Incisionless Synovectomy of the Knee.- Incisionless Synovium and Bone Biopsy of a Painful Total Knee Arthroplasty.- Nanoscopic Single Incision Autograft Cartilage Transfer.- The Future of Nanoarthroscopy. Chad Lavender, MD, Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Marshall University, Scott Depot, WV, USA