
Handbook of Fractures
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 1. March 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
440 pages
978-0-7817-9009-3 (ISBN)
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Description
Thoroughly updated for its Third Edition, this pocket-sized go-anywhere guide is the ideal on-the-spot reference for residents and practitioners seeking fast facts on fracture management and classification. Chapters organized by anatomic site provide key information on fractures in adults and in children, including epidemiology, anatomy, mechanism of injury, clinical evaluation, radiologic evaluation, classification, treatment, and management of complications. The book's easy-access format features numerous charts, tables, diagrams, illustrations, and bulleted lists. Two new chapters in this edition cover closed reduction, casting, and traction, and orthopaedic analgesia. "Handbook of Fractures, Third Edition" will also be available for PDAs.
Thoroughly updated for its Third Edition, this pocket-sized go-anywhere guide is the ideal on-the-spot reference for residents and practitioners seeking fast facts on fracture management and classification. Chapters organized by anatomic site provide key information on fractures in adults and in children, including epidemiology, anatomy, mechanism of injury, clinical evaluation, radiologic evaluation, classification, treatment, and management of complications. The book's easy-access format features numerous charts, tables, diagrams, illustrations, and bulleted lists. Two new chapters in this edition cover closed reduction, casting, and traction, and orthopaedic analgesia. "Handbook of Fractures, Third Edition" will also be available for PDAs.
Thoroughly updated for its Third Edition, this pocket-sized go-anywhere guide is the ideal on-the-spot reference for residents and practitioners seeking fast facts on fracture management and classification. Chapters organized by anatomic site provide key information on fractures in adults and in children, including epidemiology, anatomy, mechanism of injury, clinical evaluation, radiologic evaluation, classification, treatment, and management of complications. The book's easy-access format features numerous charts, tables, diagrams, illustrations, and bulleted lists. Two new chapters in this edition cover closed reduction, casting, and traction, and orthopaedic analgesia. "Handbook of Fractures, Third Edition" will also be available for PDAs.
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
296
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Weight
422 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7817-9009-3 (9780781790093)
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Content
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS Closed Reduction, Casting, and Traction Multiple Trauma Open Fractures Gunshot Wounds Pathologic Fractures Periprosthetic Fractures Orthopaedic Analgesia AXIAL SKELETON FRACTURES General Spine Cervical Spine Thoracolumbar Spine UPPER EXTREMITY FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS Clavicle Fractures Acromioclavicular and Sternoclavicular Joint Injuries Scapula Fractures Glenohumeral Dislocation Proximal Humerus Fractures Humeral Shaft Fractures Distal Humerus Elbow Dislocations Olecranon Radial Head Radius and Ulna Shaft Distal Radius Wrist Hand LOWER EXTREMITY FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS Pelvis Acetabulum Hip Dislocations Femoral Head Femoral Neck Fractures Intertrochanteric Fractures Subtrochanteric Fractures Femoral Shaft Distal Femur Knee Dislocations Patella and Extensor Mechanism Injuries Tibial Plateau Tibial/Fibular Shaft Ankle Fractures Calcaneus Fractures Talus Fractures of the Midfoot and Forefoot PEDIATRIC FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery: General Principles Pediatric Shoulder Pediatric Elbow Pediatric Forearm Pediatric Wrist and Hand Pediatric Hip Pediatric Femoral Shaft Pediatric Knee Pediatric Tibia and Fibula Pediatric Ankle Pediatric Foot