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Intramedullary Nailing - A Comprehensive Guide

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This book contributes to the enhancement of fundamental and practical knowledge in the treatment of fractures, healing disturbances and bone disorders with intramedullary nailing. It promotes this biological and mechanical outstanding technique for appropriate indications and ameliorate the standard of care for those patients, who can profit from intramedullary nailing. Orthopedic trauma surgeons from all over the world, who work in the most different circumstances and with the most diverse technical and logistical equipment, will find this book to be an essential resource and guide for their daily practice with intramedullary nailing.

List of contents

Part I - General part.- The origins.- Rationale.- Physiologic effects of reaming.- Interlocking.- Preoperative planning.- Reduction techniques.- Soft tissue management and postoperative care.- Complications.- Metal removal.- Part II - Specific part.- Clavicle.- Proximal humerus.- Humerus shaft.- Olecranon - ulna.- Distal radius.- Hand.- Pertrochanteric fractures.- Cement augmentation.- Subtrochanteric fractures.- Femur diaphysis.- Distal femur.- Proximal tibia.- Tibia diaphysis.- Distal tibia.- Children and adolescents.- Nonunion.- Malalignment.- Knee arthrodesis.- Hindfoot arthrodesis.- Limb lengthening - computerized.- Limb lengthening - mechanical.- Pathological fracture.- Antibiotic coated nail.- Congenital bone disorders.

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This book contributes to the enhancement of fundamental and practical knowledge in the treatment of fractures, healing disturbances and bone disorders with intramedullary nailing. It promotes this biological and mechanical outstanding technique for appropriate indications and ameliorate the standard of care for those patients, who can profit from intramedullary nailing. Orthopedic trauma surgeons from all over the world, who work in the most different circumstances and with the most diverse technical and logistical equipment, will find this book to be an essential resource and guide for their daily practice with intramedullary nailing.

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“This is a comprehensive atlas and text about orthapedic surgery of fractures in the upper and lower extremities, and spinal column. … I highly recommend this book to all surgeons, orthopedics residents, fellows, and experienced bone/joint physicians. … All audiences could benefit by studying this text.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, April, 2015)

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From the book reviews:
"This is a comprehensive atlas and text about orthapedic surgery of fractures in the upper and lower extremities, and spinal column. ... I highly recommend this book to all surgeons, orthopedics residents, fellows, and experienced bone/joint physicians. ... All audiences could benefit by studying this text." (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, April, 2015)

Product details

Assisted by H Hessmann (Editor), H Hessmann (Editor), Martin H. Hessmann (Editor), Po M Rommens (Editor), Pol M Rommens (Editor), Pol M. Rommens (Editor), Pol Maria Rommens (Editor)
Publisher Springer, Berlin
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 01.01.2016
 
EAN 9781447171102
ISBN 978-1-4471-7110-2
No. of pages 598
Dimensions 210 mm x 281 mm x 22 mm
Weight 1636 g
Illustrations XVIII, 598 p. 323 illus., 147 illus. in color.
Subjects Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine

B, Medicine, Surgery, Orthopedics, Orthopaedics, Surgical Orthopedics

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