Septic bone and joint surgery
By: [edited by] Reinhard Schnettler, Hans-Ulrich Steinau ; with contributions by Stefan Adams ... [et al.] ; [translator, Barbara Herzberger ; illustrators, Christiane and Michael von Solodkoff].
Contributors: Schnettler, Reinhard.; Steinau, Hans-Ulrich.; Adams, Stefan, Dr.
Publisher: Thieme
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Stuttgart; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
ISBN-13: 9783131490315
Subjects: Osteomyelitis -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Bones -- Infections -- Surgery -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Joints -- Infections -- Surgery -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Knee Joint -- pathology; Knee Joint -- surgery; Osteomyelitis -- surgery; Surgical Procedures, Operative -- methods
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc
Work titles: Septische Knochenchirurgie. English
Description: This concise and superbly illustrated surgical manual provides step-by-step instruction on how to effectively manage acute and chronic bone and joint infections. The book opens with a discussion of the pathophysiology and classification of this challenging disease. Leading clinicians discuss diagnostic procedures, including imaging and nuclear medicine techniques, and cover different methods of antibiotic therapy. The book then guides readers through a range of techniques for the surgical treatment of osteomyelitis, plastic and reconstructive techniques for primary treatment and prevention of infections, procedures for managing infected prostheses, and arthrodeses for infected joints.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Historical synopsis; title: Pathophysiology and classification of osteomyelitis; title: Diagnosis of osteomyelitis; title: Antibiotic therapy; title: Surgical treatment of osteomyelitis; title: Plastic reconstructive interventions; title: Treatment of infected prostheses; title: Special arthodeses used in infections.