-
Chapter
Soft Tissue Injuries
Injury to soft tissue encompasses a vast array of entities due to an assortment of mechanisms. The etiology of an injury can include physical, biological, thermal, metabolic, and chemical means. A sports medic...
-
Chapter
Gene Therapy
The musculoskeletal system is subject to a high number of injuries and chronic diseases, such as osteoarthritis (OA), cartilage defects, meniscal lesions, fractures, tendon and ligament injuries. They inflict ...
-
Chapter
Spine Microscopic Surgery
Spinal injury with spinal cord injury (SCI) is serious and difficult to treat. The patients often have a poor prognosis. Its incidence is gradually increasing. Annual incidence of SCI in the developed countrie...
-
Chapter
Tissue Engineering and Orthopedic Microsurgery
Tissue engineering has developed rapidly since 1980s, with constant specialization and expanded scope. Now its unique advantages and technical improvements have been widely recognized and its social and econom...
-
Chapter
Pathological Fracture in Upper Limb
Pathological fractures are caused by many reasons such as osteomyelitis, bone tumors, and osteoporosis. They are common in clinics; however, misdiagnosis can be often occurred especially with bone tumors. If t...