Written by more than 30 experts - offering a view of the full range of treatment options - this volume is one of the most comprehensive references on total knee arthroplasty. This volume describes all surgical techniques and prosthetic designs for primary and revision arthroplasty, discusses every aspect of patient selection, preoperative planning, and intraoperative and postoperative care, and provides complete information on prevention and management of complications. Full consideration is given to controversies concerning the use of cementless fixation and posterior cruciate preserving, sacrificing, and substituting implant designs. The book features chapters on antibiotic management of infected arthroplasties, prophylaxis and management of thromboembolism, newer modular prosthetic designs for revision arthroplasty and more than 600 illustrations complementing the text.