Handbook Orthopaedic Trauma Care

Orthopedic Trauma Care is a valuable resource for optimizing the care of orthopedic trauma patients. The book begins by presenting classification, wound and fracture healing, principles of fracture treatment, and information on the care of polytrauma patients. It closes with details on specific injuries and common complications and syndromes secondary to traumatic injuries.

List of contents

1 Principles
Part I
2 Wound healing and fracture healing
3 Principles of fracture treatment
4 Polytrauma patients
Part II
5 Shoulder and humerus injuries
6 Elbow and forearm injuries
7 Wrist and hand injuries
8 Spine and pelvic injuries
9 Hip and femur injuries
10 Knee and lower leg injuries
11 Ankle and foot injuries
Part III
12 Complications of fracture healing
13 Contractures and chronic ligament instability
14 Compartment syndrome and psottraumatic dystrophy
15 Osteoporosis
16 Documentation

About the author

Associate Director of Orthopaedics, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, USA

Summary

Orthopedic Trauma Care
is a valuable resource for optimizing the care of orthopedic trauma patients. The book begins by presenting classification, wound and fracture healing, principles of fracture treatment, and information on the care of polytrauma patients. It closes with details on specific injuries and common complications and syndromes secondary to traumatic injuries.

Product details

• Authors: Piet G. de Boer, Pie de Boer, Piet de Boer, St Morgan, Steven J Morgan, Steven J. Morgan, Chr van der Werken, Christia van der Werken, Christian van der Werken, Christian van der Werken
• Publisher: Thieme, Stuttgart
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2020
• EAN: 9783131468710
• ISBN: 978-3-13-146871-0
• No. of pages: 408
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 20 mm x 192 mm
• Weight: 509 g
• Illustrations: 650 Abb.
• Series: AOTrauma; AOTrauma
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine