Handbook of Fractures

by Koval, Kenneth J.; Zuckerman, Joseph D.

• ISBN13: 9780781731416
• ISBN10: 0781731410
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-11-19
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

This pocket-sized go-anywhere guide is the ideal on-the-spot reference for residents and practitioners seeking fast facts on fracture management. The book's easy-access format provides key information on fractures in adults and in children, including epidemiology, anatomy, mechanism of injury, radiologic evaluation, classification, treatment, and management of complications. New and updated features include a more standardized approach to fracture classification...specific imaging guidelines...an explanation of the limits of closed treatment...a range of treatment options and guides for "after care"...and anatomic overviews.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
I. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
Multiple Trauma	3	(7)
Open Fractures	10	(6)
Gunshot Fractures	16	(2)
Pathologic Fractures	18	(4)
Periprosthetic Fractures	22	(11)
II. AXIAL SKELETON FRACTURES
General Spine	33	(6)
Cervical Spine	39	(12)
Thoracolumbar Spine	51	(12)
III. UPPER EXTREMITY FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS
Clavicle	63	(5)
Acromioclavicular and Sternoclavicular Joints	68	(7)
Scapula	75	(5)
Proximal Humerus	80	(6)
Humeral Shaft	86	(5)
Distal Humerus	91	(13)
Glenohumeral Dislocation	104	(10)
Elbow	114	(4)
Olecranon	118	(4)
Radial Head	122	(4)
Forearm	126	(7)
Distal Radius	133	(6)
Wrist	139	(14)
Hand	153	(10)
IV. LOWER EXTREMITY FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS
Hip Dislocations	163	(8)
Femoral Head	171	(5)
Femoral Neck Fractures	176	(6)
Intertrochanteric Fractures	182	(6)
Trochanteric Fractures	188	(3)
Subtrochanteric Fractures	191	(5)
Pelvis	196	(8)
Acetabulum	204	(8)
Femoral Shaft	212	(6)
Distal Femur	218	(4)
Knee Dislocations	222	(3)
Patella	225	(6)
Tibial Plateau	231	(4)
Tibial/Fibular Shaft	235	(7)
Pilon	242	(4)
Ankle	246	(11)
Foot	257	(34)
V. PEDIATRIC FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery: General Principles	291	(5)
Pediatric Shoulder	296	(14)
Pediatric Elbow	310	(28)
Pediatric Forearm	338	(8)
Pediatric Wrist and Hand	346	(13)
Pediatric Hip	359	(5)
Pediatric Femoral Shaft	364	(4)
Pediatric Knee	368	(14)
Pediatric Tibla and Fibula	382	(9)
Pediatric Ankle	391	(7)
Pediatric Foot	398	(13)
Subject Index	411