Fractures in Adults provides comprehensive coverage of all bone and joint injuries.

Features:

• Discusses alternative methods for treating each injury
• Features 4,500 illustrations
• Includes pearls and pitfalls for each method
• Includes 2 CD-ROMs containing surgical exposures

Contents

Volume 1

General Principles

1. Biomechanics of Fixation and Fractures
2. Classification of Fractures
3. Management of the Multiply Injured Patient
4. The Epidemiology of Fractures
5. Nonoperative Fracture Treatment
6. Principles of Internal Fixation
7. Principles of External Fixation
8. Bone and Joint Healing
9. Bone Grafting and Enhancement of Fracture Repair
10. Outcome Studies in Traums
11. Imaging Considerations in Orthopaedic Trauma
12. Initial Management of Open Fractures
13. Acute Compartment Syndrome
14. Penetrating Trauma
15. War Wounds, Limb Salvage, and Traumatic Amputations
16. Bone and Soft Tissue Reconstruction
17. Systemic Complications
18. Local Complicatiions
19. Osteoporotic Fractures
20. Pathologic Fractures
21. Stress Fractures
22. Periprosthetic Fractures
23. Computer-Aided Orthopaedic Surgery in skeletal Trauma

Upper Extremity

24. Fractures and Dislocations fo the Head
25. Fractures and Dislocations of the Carpus
26. Fractures of the Distal Radius and Ulna
27. Fractures of the Shafts of the Radius and Ulna
28. Fractures and Dislocations of the Elbow
29. Fractures of the Distal Humerus
30. Fractures of the Shaft of the Humerus
31. Fractures of the Proximal Humerus
32. Fractures of the Clavicle

Volume 2

33. Fractures of the Scapula
34. Subluxations and Dislocations about the Glenohumeral Joint
35. Acromioclavicular Joint Injuries
36. Injuries to the Sternoclavicular Joint

Spine

37. Principles of Spine Trauma Care
38. Injuries of the Craniocervical Junction
39. Fractures and Dislocations of the Lower Cervical Spine
40. Fractures and Dislocations of the Thoracolumbus Spine

Lower Extremity

41. Fractures of the Pelvic Ring
42. Fractures of the Acetabulum
43. Hip Dislocations and Fractures of the Femoral Head
44. Fractures of the Neck of the Femur
45. Intertrochanteric Fractures
46. Subtrochanteric Fractures
47. Fractures of the Shaft of the Femur
48. Fractures of the Distal Femur
49. Fractures of the Patella and Injuries to the Extensor Mechanism
50. Fractures of the Proximal Tibia
51. Dislocations and Fracture-Dislocations of the Knee
52. Fractures of the Tibia and Fibula
53. Ankle Fractures
54. Fractures of the Talus
55. Fractures of the Calcaneus
56. Fractures and Dislocations of the Midfoot and Forefoot

Index

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