The Orthopedic Consult Survival Guide

Foreword.- Preface.- Acknowledgements .- Part 1: Special Considerations in Orthopedics.- 1. The Polytrauma Patient.- 2. Open Fractures.- 3. High energy trauma.- 4.Penetrating trauma.- 5. Never-Miss Conditions.- Part 2: Skills and Techniques for Diagnosing and Treating Musculoskeletal Injuries.- 6. Splinting and Casting Techniques.- 7. Joint Aspiration and Injection.- 8. Hematoma Block.- 9. Basic Fracture Reduction Principles.- 10. Traction Pin Placement.- Part 3: Upper Extremity Injuries.- 11. Soft Tissue Injuries of the Hand.- 12. Adult Digital and Metacarpal Injuries.- 13. Pediatric Digital and Metacarpal Injuries.- 14. Adult Carpal Injuries.- 15. Adult Distal Radius Fractures.- 16. Pediatric Wrist and Scaphoid Fractures.- 17. Adult Forearm Fractures.- 18. Pediatric Forearm Fractures.- 19. Elbow Dislocations.- 20. Pediatric Elbow Fractures.- 21. Humerus Fractures.- 22. Glenohumeral Dislocation.- 23. Pediatric Shoulder Injures: Proximal Humerus Fractures and Clavicle Fractures.- 24. Clavicle Fractures and Dislocations.- Part 4: Axial Skeletal Injuries.- 25. Cervical Spine Trauma.- 26. Cervical Stenosis and Central Cord Syndrome.- 27. Thoracolumbar Spine Trauma.- 28. Lumbar Stenosis and Cauda Equina Syndrome.- 29. Spinal Epidural Abscess.- 30. Sacral Fractures.- 31. Pelvis Fractures (AP Mechanism).- 32. Pelvic Fractures (Lateral Compression Mechanism).- 33. Vertical Shear Pelvic Injuries.- 34. Pubic Rami Fractures.- 35. Acetabular Fractures.- Part 5: Lower extremity injuries.- 36. Hip Dislocations.- 37. Femoral Head Fractures in the Geriatric Patient.- 38. Femoral Head Fractures in the Young Patient.- 39. Intertrochanteric, Basicervical, and Femoral Neck Fracture in the Geriatric Patient.- 40. Subtrochanteric Femur Fractures.- 41. Adult Femoral Shaft Fractures.- 42. Pediatric Femur Fractures.- 43. Distal Femur Fractures.- 44. Patellar Dislocation.- 45. Ligament Injuries of the Knee.- 46. Patellar Fractures.- 47. Tibial Plateau Fractures.- 48. Adult Tibial Shaft Fractures.- 49. Pediatric Tibial Shaft Fractures.- 50. Pilon (Axial Load) Ankle Fractures.- 51. Rotational Ankle Fractures.- 52. Pediatric Ankle Fractures.- 53. The Hindfoot.- 54. Midfoot Injuries.- 55. Injuries of the Forefoot.