Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery presents the most advanced, successful surgical techniques for treating fractures, congenital conditions, and other orthopaedic problems in children.

The world's foremost surgeons:

• describe their preferred techniques in step-by-step detail
• explain the indications and contraindications, identify pitfalls and potential complications
• offer pearls and tips for improving results

Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery is thoroughly illustrated with full-color, sequential, surgeon's-eye view intraoperative photographs, as well as drawings by noted medical illustrators.

A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text and an image bank.

Contents

Trauma

1. Closed Reduction and Pinning of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures
2. Operative Treatment of Lateral Condyle Fractures
3. Operative Treatment of Radial Neck Fractures
4. Operative Treatment of Forearm Fractures Using Flexible IM Rods
5. Operative Treatment of Femur Fractures Using Flexible IM Nails
6. Early Spica Cast Treatment of Femur Fractures
7. Operative Treatment of Femur Fractures Using Submuscular Plaing
8. Operative Treatment of Femur Fractures Using a Greater Trochanteric Entry IM Nail

Cerebral Palsy

9. Lower Extremity Surgery in Children with Cerebral Palsy

Hips

10. Open Reduction of a Congenital Dislocated Hip and Salter Innominate Osteotomy
11. Dega Acetabuloplasty
12. Varus Derotation Osteotomy of Proximal Femur
13. Irrigation and Debridement of a Septic Hip
14. Shelf Arthroplasty of the Hip
15. Percutaneous Pinning of Slipped Capital Femoral Ephiphysis
16. Chiari Osteotomy of the Pelvis

Foot

17. Ponseti Technique in the Treatment of Clubfoot
18. Operative Treatment of Resistant Clubfoot
19. Midfoot Osteotomies
20. Cavus Foot
21. Anterior Tibial Tendon Transfer
22. Calcaneal Lengthening Osteotomy

Knee

23. ACL Reconstruction in the Skeletally Immature Patient
24. Discoid Lateral Meniscus Saucerization and Stabilization
25. Hemiepiphysiodesis
26. Epiphysiodesis
27. Operative Treatment of Tibia Vara
28. Congenital Knee Dislocation

Spine

29. Posterior Spinal Fusion with Pedicle Screws
30. Posterior Spinal Fusion with Hybrid Construct Using Sublaminar Wires
31. Posterior Spinal Instrumentation of Neuromuscular Scoliosis to Pelvis
32. Posterior Occiput-C2 and C1-C2 Cervical Fusion
33. Anterior Spinal Fusion for Thoracolumbar Idiopathic Scoliosis
34. Thoracoscopic Release, Fusion, and Instrumentation
35. Thoracoplasty
36. Costotransversectomy
37. Convex Hemiepiphysiodesis for Treatment of Congenital Scoliosis
38. Hemivertebra Excision
39. Growing Spinal Instrumentation
40. Opening Wedge Thoracostomy and the Titanium Rib Implant in the Treatment of Congenital Scoliosis with Fused Ribs
41. Temporary Distraction Rods in the Correction of Severe Scoliosis

Index

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