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Approaching Complex Cases

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Once a surgeon decides to treat articular cartilage pathology, it rapidly becomes apparent that there are greater numbers of complex cases than those with straightforward articular cartilage defects. The complexity of each case may arise from factors that may not be immediately obvious. For example, psychosocial and secondary gain overlays markedly complicate any cartilage knee treatment. The limb- and knee-specific contributing factors that lead to abnormal forces and contact areas are best treated in a systematic manner after first categorizing them. The goal is to normalize/optimize each pathology. Other chapters will describe specific pathologies and their treatment while this chapter will attempt to assemble a rational approach to these complex patients in which the cartilage problems seem to be a primary factor.

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cartilage Restoration Center of Indiana, 1260 Innovation Parkway, Suite #100, 46143, Greenwood, IN, USA

    Jack Farr M.D.

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 850 Boylston Street, 02467, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA

    Andreas Gomoll M.D.

  3. OrthoIndy and Indiana Orthopedic Hospital, 46143, Greenwood, IN, USA

    Jack Farr M.D.

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  1. OrthoIndy and Indiana Orthopedic Hospital, Indiana University School of Medicine, Greenwood, Indiana, USA

    Jack Farr

  2. Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA

    Andreas H. Gomoll

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Farr, J., Gomoll, A. (2014). Approaching Complex Cases. In: Farr, J., Gomoll, A. (eds) Cartilage Restoration. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0427-9_9

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