Fractures of the Pelvis and Acetabulum is broadened to include the next generation of trauma specialists.

Fractures of the Pelvis and Acetabulum features:

• Current percutaneous techniques
• An accompanying CD-ROM
• Covers internal and external fixation
• Individual sections for the pelvis and acetabulum
• Surgical management and outcomes
• Assessment and decision making
• Obstetrics, pediatrics, and other special situations

Contents

General Aspects of the Pelvic Ring and Acetabulum

• Introduction and Natural History of Pelvic

Anatomy

• Anatomy of the Pelvic Ring
• Anatomy of the Acetabulum

Biomechanics

• Pelvic Ring
• Acetabular Fractures

Pathoanatomy

• Pathoanatomy of the Pelvic Ring
• Pathoanatomy of the Acetabulum

Aspects of Polytrauma

• General Assessment and Management of the Polytrauma
• Pelvic Trauma and Deep Vein Thrombosis

Disruption of the Pelvic Ring

• Defining the Injury: Assessment of Pelvic Fractures
• Biomechanics and Methods of Pelvic Fixation
• Describing the Injury: Classification of Pelvic Ring Injuries
• Management of Pelvic Ring Injuries
• External Fixation for the Injured Pelvic Ring
• Internal Fixation for the Injured Pelvic Ring
• Sacral Fracture
• Open Pelvic Fractures
• Pelvic Ring Disruption in Women: Genitourinary and Obstetric Implications
• Insufficiency Fractures of the Pelvis
• Injury to the Pelvis and Acetabulum in the Pediatric Patient (The Immature Skeleton)
• Complications of Pelvic Trauma
• Malunion and Nonunion of the Pelvis: Posttraumatic Deformity
• Outcomes After Pelvic Ring Injuries in Adults

Fractures on the Acetabulum

• Introduction and Natural History of Acetabular Fractures
• Describing the Injury: Classification of Acetabular Fractures
• Defining the Injury: Assessment of Acetabular Fractures

Treatment Options

• Decision Making: Nonoperative and Operative Indications for Acetabular Fractures

Surgical Management

• Surgical Techniques for Acetabular Fractures

Techniques of Reduction and Fixation for Acetabular Fractures: Closed Methods

• Computer Assisted Closed Techniques of Reduction and Fixation
• Fluoroscopic Assisted Closed Techniques of Reduction and Fixation

Techniques of Reduction and Fixation for Acetabular Fractures: Open Methods

• Techniques of Open Reduction and Fixation of Acetabular Fractures
• Cerclage Wires
• Extraperitoneal Fixation
• Use of Bone Substitutes
• Intraoperative Evaluation

Surgical Management of Specific Acetabular Injury Types

• Surgical Management of A Types: A1, A2, A3
• Surgical Management of B Types: B1, B2, B3
• Surgical Management of C Types: Both Columns

Complications of Acetabular Fractures

• Early Complications of Acetabular Fracturest
• Late Complications of Acetabular Fractures
• Surgical Management of Delayed Acetabular Fractures

Special Situations

• The Elderly Patient with an AcetabularFracture
• Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty for an Acetabular Fracture
• Delayed Total Hip Arthroplasty following Acetabular Fracture Marvin Tile
• Pathologic Pelvis Fractures and Acetabular Reconstruction in Metastatic Disease

Results of Treatment

• Results of Treatment for Fractures of the Acetabulum

Index

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