Trauma
By: Charles Court-Brown, Margaret McQueen, Paul Tornetta III.
Contributors: McQueen, Margaret M.; Tornetta, Paul.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Orthopaedic surgery essentials
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Willkins
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 532
Subjects: Fractures -- Treatment; Orthopedic surgery; Fractures -- surgery; Multiple Trauma -- surgery; Orthopedic Procedures -- methods
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Epidemiology; title: Fracture healing and biomechanics; title: The multiply-injured patient; title: Open fractures; title: Gunshot injuries; title: Stress fractures; title: Periprosthetic fractures; title: Osteoporotic fractures; title: Pathological fractures; title: Shoulder girdle; title: Proximal humeral fractures; title: Humeral diaphyseal fractures; title: Distal humeral fractures; title: Proximal forearm fractures; title: Fractures of the forearm diaphysis; title: Fractures of the distal radius and ulna; title: Fractures and dislocations of the hand; title: Cervical spine fractures; title: Thoracolumbar fractures and dislocations; title: Pelvic and acetabular fractures; title: Hip dislocation and proximal femoral fractures; title: Subtrochanteric fractures; title: Femoral diaphyseal fractures; title: Distal femoral fractures; title: Patellar fractures; title: Knee and proximal tibia fractures and dislocations; title: Tibia and fibula diaphyseal fractures; title: Tibial plafond fractures; title: Ankle fractures; title: Foot fractures; title: Nonoperative management; title: Plating; title: Intramedullary nailing; title: Other internal fixation techniques; title: External fixation; title: Arthroplasty; title: Amputations; title: Acute compartment syndrome; title: Nonunions and bone defects; title: Infection; title: Other complications.