A concise, user-friendly resource addressing the broad range of non-operative hand problems labelled "acute". The text covers identification, evaluation and management of common acute and nontraumatic acute conditions, and includes a chapter on conditions masquerading as acute.
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Maße
Höhe: 275 mm
Breite: 224 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-8385-0258-7 (9780838502587)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Initial evaluation: evaluation and description - a systematic approach; practical hand anatomy. Initial management: general precepts - what to do and what not to do; radiographic imaging principles; dressings, splints and casts; local anaesthesia; pharmacology; paediatric considerations; practical concepts. Common acute conditions: fractures; dislocations - with or without fractures; ligaments and joints; lacerations; fingertip injuries; nerve injuries; tendon injuries; crush injuries; abrasions and avulsions; amputation; burn; frostbite and frostnip; injection and infiltration; bites; foreign bodies; compartment syndrome; sports injuries; paediatric injuries. Common nontraumatic acute conditions: infection; tendinopathy; entrapment neuropathy; occupational factors; lumps and bumps; arthritis. conditions masquerading as acute: congenital anomalies; contracture; miscellaneous conditions.
