Sam Oussedik is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon working at the University College Hospital London. His practice includes all types of knee surgery, from sports injuries to complex arthroplasty. He lectures internationally on a range of knee surgery topics, including joint preservation through osteotomy. His published research includes work on knee arthroplasty, revision arthroplasty and joint preservation. He has co-edited two books on knee arthroplasty, both published by Springer.

Sebastien Lustig is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon and lead clinician at the Croix Rousse University Hospital in Lyon. His practice includes joint preservation as well as knee and hip arthroplasty. He has published on a wide variety of hip and knee topics and runs a very successful research department. He has previously co-edited books published by Springer.

Written by leading international experts

Introduces readers to emerging technologies (plates, bone graft)

Presents state-of-the-art techniques (eg. navigation aided osteotomy)

Part 1. Basic science.- From Hippocrates to Coventry and beyond - the history of joint realignment.- Load, alignment and wear.- Principles of alignment correction surgery.- Part II. Realignment surgery (HTO/DFO).- Outcomes of surgery for medial arthrosis.- Outcomes of surgery for lateral arthrosis.- Outcomes of surgery for sagittal instability.- Outcomes of surgery for coronal instability.- Part III. Surgical technique.- Medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy.- Lateral closing wedge high tibial osteotomy.- Lateral opening wedge distal femoral osteotomy.- Medial closing wedge distal femoral osteotomy.- Lateral opening wedge high tibial osteotomy.- Medial closing wedge high tibial osteotomy.- Sagittal plane correction.- PSI for High Tibial HTO.- Navigation for HTO.- Part IV. Revision surgery.- Indications and Outcomes of revision to another HTO.- Revision to TKR.- Outcomes of Total Knee Arthroplasty for failed osteotomy.