Guest editors
Camilo Partezani Helito, MD, PhD (Left)
Hospital Sírio Libanês, São Paulo, Brazil
Grupo de Joelho, Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Jorge Chahla, MD, PhD (Right)
Rush University Hospital, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, Chicago, IL, USA
This focused issue in Annals of Joint on multiligament injured knee presents an evidence-based approach to these injuries from world leaders in the field in order to guide knee surgeons in this difficult and lengthy way for treatment. We hope that this special issue can stimulate discussion and curiosity among the readers, to improve our current surgical practice.
Preface
The multiligament knee—not so complex to treat if the appropriate principles are respected
Camilo Partezani Helito, Jorge Chahla
Review Article
Tricks and tips for physical examination of the multiligament injured knee: what we can not forget
Marcelo Batista Bonadio, Camilo Partezani Helito, Fábio Janson Angelini
Imaging evaluation of the multiligament injured knee
Paulo V. P. Helito, Benjamin Peters, Camilo P. Helito, Pieter Van Dyck
Posterolateral corner repair and reconstruction: overview of current techniques
Carlos Eduardo Franciozi, Marcelo Seiji Kubota, Rene Jorge Abdalla, Moises Cohen, Marcus Vinícius Malheiros Luzo, Robert F. LaPrade
Treatment of the medial collateral ligament injuries
Pablo Eduardo Gelber, Simone Perelli
Combined anterior cruciate ligament and posterolateral corner injuries: diagnosis and treatment
Mark E. Cinque, Nicholas N. DePhillipo, Mitchell I. Kennedy, Zach S. Aman, Jorge Chahla, Robert F. LaPrade
Combined anterior cruciate ligament and anterolateral ligament lesions: from anatomy to clinical results
Jean-Romain Delaloye, Jozef Murar, Peter Philipp Koch, Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet
Use of external fixator pre- and post-reconstruction in the multiligament injured knee
Gian Andrea Lucidi, Alberto Grassi, Ilaria Cucurnia, Luca Macchiarola, Stefano Zaffagnini
Management of patellofemoral instability in the setting of multiligament knee injury
Seth L. Sherman, Lasun O. Oladeji, John Welsh, Zachary J. DiPaolo
Multiligament knee injuries in athletes, is it possible to return to play? —a rehabilitation perspective
Brett T. Mueller, Luke T. O’Brien
How to avoid tunnel convergence in a multiligament injured knee
Gilbert Moatshe, Robert F. LaPrade, Lars Engebretsen
Role of osteotomy in multiligament knee injuries
Taher Abdelrahman, Alan Getgood
Disclosure:
The series “Multiligament Injured Knee” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Joint without any sponsorship or funding. Camilo Partezani Helito and Jorge Chahla served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.