Rockwood and Wilkins' fractures in children.
Contributors: Rockwood, Charles A., 1936-; Wilkins, Kaye E.; Beaty, James H.; Kasser, James R.
Edition: 6th ed. / editors, James H. Beaty, James R. Kasser.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Philadelphia, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1120
Subjects: Fractures in children; Children -- Wounds and injuries; Fractures -- Child; Dislocations -- Child
Other titles: Fractures in children
Description: This edition has a more international group of contributors. The improved art program features 2,400 illustrations, many of which are new. Pearls and pitfalls have been added to the authors' preferred method presentations, and coverage of complications has been expanded.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Incidence of fractures in children / Kaye E. Wilkins; title: The biologic aspects of children's fractures / Bruce K. Foster and Cory J. Xian; title: Pain relief and related concerns in children's fractures / Joseph R. Furman; title: Management of the multiply injured child / Vernon T. Tolo and Robert Kay; title: Physeal injuries and growth disturbances / John G. Birch and Karl E. Rathjen; title: Pathologic fractures associated with tumors and unique conditions of the musculoskeletal system / John P. Dormans and John M. Flynn; title: Child abuse / Robert M. Campbell, Jr. and Timothy Schrader; title: Fractures and dislocations of the hand and carpus in children / Peter M. Waters and Scott Kozin; title: Distal radius and ulna fractures / Peter M. Waters and Alex Mih; title: Injuries to the shafts of the radius and ulna / Charles T. Mehlman and Eric Wall; title: Fractures of the proximal radius and ulna / Robert Eilert and Mark Erickson; title: Monteggia fracture-dislocation in children / Jose F. de la Garza and Kerwyn Jones; title: The elbow region: general concepts in the pediatric patient / James R. Kasser and James H. Beaty; title: Supracondylar fractures of the distal humerus / James R. Kasser and James H. Beaty; title: The elbow: physeal fractures, apophyseal injuries of the distal humerus, avascular necrosis of the trochlea, and t-condylar fractures / James H. Beaty and James R. Kasser; title: Dislocations of the elbow / Anthony A. Stans and Stephen D. Heinrich; title: Proximal humerus, scapula, and clavicle / John F. Sarwark, Scott Luhmann, and Erik C. B. King; title: Cervical spine injuries in children / W.C. Warner, Jr. and Daniel Hedequist; title: Thoracolumbar spine fractures / Peter O. Newton; title: Fractures of the pelvis / Roger F. Widmann; title: Fractures and traumatic dislocations of the hip in children / R. Dale Blasier and Laurie O. Hughes; title: Femoral shaft fractures / James R. Kasser and James H. Beaty; title: Fractures about the knee / David L. Skaggs; title: Intraarticular injuries of the knee / Mininder S. Kocher; title: Fractures of the shaft of the tibia and fibula / Stephen D. Heinrich and James F. Mooney III; title: Distal tibial and fibular fractures / R. Jay Cummings; title: Fractures and dislocations of the foot / Jay Jarvis and Paul Moroz.