Handbook of Fractures, Third Edition

by Elstrom, John; Virkus, Walter; Pankovich, Arsen

• ISBN13: 9780071443777
• ISBN10: 0071443770
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-05
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical

Summary

Handbook of Fractures is the ideal portable resource for health care professionals who need to manage patients with musculoskeletal problems. The book focuses on the diagnosis, treatment and management of complications associated with treating the simplest as well as the more complex fractures.

Table of Contents

Contributors	xi
Preface	xv
Acknowledgments	xvii
Evaluation and Management of the Multiply Injured Patient	1	(8)
Walter W. Virkus
John A. Elstrom
Methods of Fixation	9	(11)
Walter W. Virkus
Emile P. Wakim
Nonoperative Techniques	20	(8)
John A. Elstrom
Anesthetic Techniques	28	(8)
Carl H. Nielsen
Radiologic Evaluation	36	(13)
Ron C. Gaba
Margaret A. Stull
Fracture Healing and Bone Grafting	49	(13)
Eleftherios Tsiridis
Sanjeev Kakar
Thomas A. Einhorn
Injuries of the Glenohumeral Joint	62	(23)
Charles M. Court-Brown
C. M. Robinson
Fractures and Dislocations of the Clavicle and Scapula	85	(15)
John A. Elsirom
Fractures of the Humeral Shaft	100	(13)
Prahlad S. Pyati
Fractures and Dislocations of the Elbow	113	(31)
Edward R. Abraham
Fractures of the Forearm	144	(11)
John A. Elstrom
Fractures of the Distal Radius and Injuries of the Distal Radioulnar Joint	155	(20)
Santiago A. Lozano-Caldron
Jesse Bernard Jupiter
Fractures and Dislocations of the Wrist	175	(26)
John J. Fernandez
Fractures and Dislocations of the Metacarpals and Phalanges	201	(15)
John A. Elstrom
Fractures and Dislocations of the Spine	216	(32)
Gbolahan O. Okubadejo
Brett A. Taylor
Lawrence G. Lenke
Keith H. Bridwell
Fractures and Dislocations of the Pelvic Ring and Acetabulum	248	(16)
D. Kevin Scheid
Intracapsular Fractures of the Proximal Femur	264	(17)
Arsen M. Pankovich
John A. Elstrom
Extracapsular Fractures of the Proximal Femur	281	(12)
Enes M. Kanlic
Miguel A. Pirela-Cruz
Fractures of the Femoral Shaft	293	(11)
Arsen M. Pankovich
Kenneth A. Davenport
Fractures of the Distal Femur	304	(10)
Robert C. Schenck, Jr.
James P. Stannard
Knee Dislocations	314	(8)
Robert C. Schenck, Jr.
James P. Stannard
Fractures of the Proximal Tibia	322	(10)
Robert C. Schenck, Jr.
James P. Stannard
Injuries to the Knee Extensor Mechanism	332	(8)
Miguel A. Pirela-Cruz
Enes M. Kanlic
Diaphyseal Fractures of the Tibia and Fibula	340	(13)
Paul Appleton
Charles M. Court-Brown
Indirect Fractures and Dislocations of the Ankle	353	(21)
Arsen M. Pankovich
John A. Elstrom
Chris John Dangles
Fractures of the Tibial Pilon	374	(12)
Walter W. Virkus
John L. Lin
Fractures and Injuries of the Foot	386	(24)
Enes M. Kanlic
Miguel A. Pirela-Cruz
Fracture and Bone Injury Related to Athletic Participation	410	(13)
Mark R. Hutchinson
Raymond Klug
Index	423