Hip and Knee

Editors: Matthew Philip Abdel, MD, FAAOS and Jay R. Lieberman, MD, FAAOS

Section 1: Basic Science

  • History and Physical Examination of the Hip
  • History and Physical Examination of the Knee
  • Radiographic Evaluation of the Hip
  • Radiographic Evaluation of the Knee
  • Biomechanics of the Hip
  • Biomechanics of the Knee
  • Nonsurgical Management of Hip Pain
  • Nonsurgical Management of Knee Osteoarthritis
  • Perioperative Treatment of Patients Undergoing Arthroplasty 
  • Blood Management in Arthroplasty
  • Economics of Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty
  • Outpatient Total Joint Arthroplasty
  • National Joint Registries
  • Retrieval Analysis of Hip and Knee Protheses
  • Venous Thromboembolism in Knee and Hip Arthroplasty

Section 2: Hip

  • Hip Arthroscopy and Periacetabular Osteotomy: Surgical Techniques
  • Surgical Anatomy of the Hip
  • Total Hip Arthroplasty: Bearing Surfaces Basic Science
  • Bearing Surface Options: Wear, Stability, and Revision 
  • Alternative Implant Designs: Hip Resurfacing
  • Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis Acetabular Component: Adjusted Screw Fixation/Cemented/Uncemented
  • Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis: Femoral Component
  • Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty for Other Indications: Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
  • Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty for Other Indications: Hip Fractures 
  • Total Hip Arthroplasty for Other Indications: Inflammatory Arthritis 
  • Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty for Other Indications: Oncologic Resection and Reconstruction
  • Arthroplasty and Non-Arthroplasty Solutions for Osteonecrosis of the Hip
  • Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty for Other Indications: Post-Septic Arthritis
  • Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty for Other Indications: Post-Traumatic Arthritis
  • Advanced Technologies in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty 

Section 3: Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty

  • Evaluation and Workup in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty
  • Extended Trochanteric Osteotomy
  • Bone Loss Classification 
  • Component Removal in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty 
  • Acetabular Component Revision
  • Femoral Component Revision

Section 4: Complications After Total Hip Arthroplasty

  • Limb Length and Offset
  • Intraoperative Neurovascular Injury
  • Intraoperative Periprosthetic Fractures
  • Postoperative Adverse Local Tissue Reaction
  • Aseptic Loosening After Total Hip Arthroplasty
  • Postoperative Hip Dislocation
  • Postoperative Heterotopic Ossification
  • Postoperative Periprosthetic Fractures of the Femur and Acetabulum
  • Periprosthetic Joint Infection
  • Postoperative Polyethylene Wear and Osteolysis

Section 5: Knee

  • Surgical Anatomy of the Knee
  • Implant Designs in Total Knee Arthroplasty
  • Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
  • Alternative Arthroplasty Options: Bicompartmental, Bicruciate-Retaining, and Patellofemoral Knee Arthroplasty
  • Nonarthroplasty Management of Knee Osteoarthritis
  • Alignment Strategies in Total Knee Arthroplasty 
  • Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis
  • Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty for Other Indications: Posttraumatic Arthritis of the Knee
  • Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty for Other Indications

Section 6: Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty

  • Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: Evaluation
  • Bone Loss Classification
  • Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: Surgical Planning
  • Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: Surgical Technique
  • Salvage Procedures and Failed Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty

Section 7: Complications After Total Knee Arthroplasty

  • Complications After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Intraoperative and Postoperative Periprosthetic Fracture
  • Complications After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Periprosthetic Joint Infections
  • Complications After Total Knee Arthroplasty:  Intraoperative Injuries
  • Instability After Total Knee Arthroplasty
  • Complications After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Patellar Maltracking and Instability/Dislocation, Patellar Clunk, Extensor Mechanism Disruption
  • Complications After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Other