The Rationale of Operative Fracture Care

Long awaited 3rd edition of a classic.
Over 1,900 illustrations.
Written by surgeons for surgeons.
All chapters have been revised and updated to reflect the advances in fracture care.

List of contents

General Aspects of Internal Fixation: Principles of Stable Internal Fixation.- Intra-articular Fractures.- Open Fractures. Fractures of the Upper Extremity: Fractures of the Proximal Humerus.- Fractures of the Humerus.- Fractures of the Distal End of the Humerus.- Fractures of the Olecranon.- Fractures of the Radial Head.- Fractures of the Radius and Ulna. Fractures of the Distal Radius. Fractures of the Spine, Pelvis, and Acetabulum: Fractures of the Spine.- Fractures of the Pelvis.- Fractures of the Acetabulum.- Fractures of the Lower Extremity: Subcapital and Intertrochanteric Fractures.- Subtrochanteric Fractures of the Femur.- Fractures of the Femur.- Supracondylar Fractures of the Femur.- Fractures of the Patella. Fractures of the Tibial Plateau.- Fractures of the Tibia.- Fractures of the Distal Tibial Metaphysis Involving the Ankle Joint: The Pilon Fracture.- Fractures of the Ankle.- Fractures of the Talus.- Fractures of the Calcaneus.- Injuries of the Midfoot and Forefoot.

Product details

• Authors: Josep Schatzker, Joseph Schatzker, Marvin Tile
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2005
• EAN: 9783540228509
• ISBN: 978-3-540-22850-9
• No. of pages: 668
• Weight: 2042 g
• Illustrations: 1397 SW-Abb., 321 Farbabb., 38 Farbtabellen, XXIV, 668 p. 1718 illus., 321 illus. in color.
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine