The Knee: Form, Function, and Ligament Reconstruction

Werner Müller

ISBN 10: 0387117164 / ISBN 13: 9780387117164

Published by Springer-Verlag, 1983

About this Item

First edition 1983, first printing. Published by Springer-Verlag. Hardcover in full cloth with red and white lettering without DJ as issued. Condition new, square and tight book, no edgewear, corners not bumped, no names, no underlinings, no highlights, not a reminder. 4to, XVIII + 314 pages, illustrated. Heavy book will require additional postage for international orders.

Seller Inventory # 021963

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Knee: Form, Function, and Ligament Reconstruction
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387117164
• ISBN 13: 9780387117164
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

This new treatise is the most outstanding piece of work on the knee and its associated ligaments currently available. Never before have I seen such an extensive study of the biomechanics of the knee with such a comprehensive review of the literature. The first section of the book, which deals with the functional anatomy (structure and biomechanics), immediately alerts the reader to the necessity of understanding the natural develop­ ment and action of the related structures, clearly emphasizing that successful diagnosis and treatment cannot otherwise be expected; the many who want an easy standard approach to each classic problem may find this hard to accept. Study what Werner Muller has written and compare it with your own findings from repeated dissection of anatomical specimens. The author goes on to stress that to have a real grasp of reconstructive surgery of the ligaments, one must be properly acquainted with the pathology and the repair of acute lesions. In no other way can one learn to recognize chronic problems. Once this step has been mastered it can be seen that the reconstructive procedures that Muller advocates do, for the most part, follow the laws of Nature rather than create the kind of abnormalities which often disrupt natural anatomical func­ tion.

Language Notes

Text: English, German (translation)