Biologics in Orthopaedic Surgery, 1st Edition

Authors :
Augustus D Mazzocca & Adam Lindsay
Designed with the practicing clinician in mind, Biologics in Orthopaedic Surgery provides a succinct, easy-to-digest overview of the integration of biologics (platelet-rich-plasma [PRP], bone marrow aspirate [BMA], and stem cells) into today’s orth ...view more

Designed with the practicing clinician in mind, Biologics in Orthopaedic Surgery provides a succinct, easy-to-digest overview of the integration of biologics (platelet-rich-plasma [PRP], bone marrow aspirate [BMA], and stem cells) into today’s orthopaedic practice. Covering relevant basic science as well as clinical applications, this concise reference takes a head-to-toe approach to the emerging role of orthobiologics for specific conditions and procedures, in addition to future directions for implementation.

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Designed with the practicing clinician in mind, Biologics in Orthopaedic Surgery provides a succinct, easy-to-digest overview of the integration of biologics (platelet-rich-plasma [PRP], bone marrow aspirate [BMA], and stem cells) into today’s orthopaedic practice. Covering relevant basic science as well as clinical applications, this concise reference takes a head-to-toe approach to the emerging role of orthobiologics for specific conditions and procedures, in addition to future directions for implementation.


Key Features
  • Bridges the gap between research and the clinical setting, providing guidance on using recent transformative discoveries in real-world practice.
  • Covers applications in sports medicine, general orthopaedics, and musculoskeletal oncology.
  • Addresses specific key topics such as FDA regulations and impact, rotator cuff augmentation, osteoarthritis, meniscal transplantation, regenerative engineering, and much more.
  • Consolidates today’s available information on this timely topic into one convenient resource.

Author Information
By Augustus D Mazzocca, MS, MD, Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UConn Health.Director, UConn Musculoskeletal Institute. Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Harry and Helen Gray/Harry R. Gossling, M.D. Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery. Director, Clinical Biomechanics and the Bioskills Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Affiliated Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Technology and Architecture, University of Har and Adam Lindsay, B.S Biology, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, UConn Musculoskeletal Institute, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington Connecticut