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Adapt your diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to younger patients using this insightful text!
Combining clinical experience with personal insights, this refreshing new text provides a complete set of guidelines for the most effective treatment of fractures and dislocations in children. More than 500 pages are packed with comprehensive coverage of pediatric fracture treatment, enhanced by more than 450 radiographs and dynamic drawings. Author von Laerreconciles surgical procedures with the specific problems involved in treating the pediatric population, showing how integrating children and their parents into the treatment process can significantly contribute to success.
About the author
Lutz von Laer
Summary
This important new text assesses the benefits of conservative versus surgical treatment of pediatric fractures, combining clear procedural guidelines with an analysis of the most effective operative approach. More than 500 pages offer detailed, comprehensive coverage of techniques and strategies, with 450 illustrations clarifying all concepts.
Key features:
General overview of fracture treatment, including corrective mechanisms in the growing skeleton, classification of pediatric fractures, and growth disturbances
Focused discussions on how to treat injuries in the upper and lower extremities, including trauma to the elbow, hand, knee, ankle, and more
Compares multiple therapy options to demonstrate the best approach
Offers observations on anesthesia, treatment, and follow-up for everyday reference
Contains extensive appendices on such timely topics as battered child syndrome and birth trauma
Covering everything from posttraumatic deformities to spinal injuries, this informative text explores the most effective solutions to pediatric fractures. It also provides insights for integrating children and parents into the treatment process for more successful outcomes. This book is an essential, up-to-the-minute resource for all orthopedic surgeons and pediatricians who treat these pediatric fractures and injuries.
