Hip Fractures

by Koval, Kenneth J., M.D.; Zuckerman, Joseph D., M.D.; Rockwood, Charles A.; Nachamie, Hugh; Finch, Martin

• ISBN13: 9780387983875
• ISBN10: 0387983872
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

As the population of elderly people has increased, so too has the incidence of hip fracture. While injuries to the hips are common, they can be quite complicated and require both surgical and non-surgical approaches to treatment and management. J. Zuckerman, MD, Chairman, Dep. of Orthopaedic Surgery and K. Koval, MD, Chief, Fracture service, both of the prestigious Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York, in this new volume address the issues, complications, and treatments that face both hip specialists and general orthopedic surgeon. Over 500 line drawings and photographs analyze and explain the various types of hip fractures including fractures of the femoral neck, intertrochanteric fractures and subtrochanteric fractures. In addition, this book covers epidemiology and mechanisms of injury, diagnosis, treatment principles, avoidance of pitfalls, rehabilitation, outcome assessment, economics of hip fracture treatment and prevention.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Charles A. Rockwood, Jr.
Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Anatomy	1	(8)
Epidemiology and Mechanism of Injury	9	(18)
Diagnosis	27	(10)
Treatment Principles	37	(12)
Femoral Neck Fractures	49	(80)
Intertrochanteric Fractures	129	(62)
Subtrochanteric Fractures	191	(62)
Pitfalls and Their Avoidance	253	(34)
Rehabilitation	287	(8)
Outcome Assessment	295	(8)
Economics of Hip Fracture Treatment	303	(10)
Prevention	313	(10)
Index	323