Surgical orthopaedics and fractures

This richly illustrated and comprehensive book covers a broad range of normal and pathologic conditions of the vertebral column, from its embryology to its development, its pathology, its dynamism and its degeneration.

With an emphasis on set-up and execution and lessons learned from expert practitioners, this concise, practical guide for residents and fellows presents the essentials for both common and complex spine surgery.

This book describes and evaluates techniques and devices used in shoulder arthroplasty with a view to enabling readers to improve their surgical practice.

The use of minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) has grown rapidly over the last decade and remains the fastest growing area in spine surgery.

This book is a state-of-the-art reference resource for surgeons treating patients with intra-articular fractures of the hip.

This book provides a unique tool for approaching cranio-vertebral junction (CVJ) surgery.

This book is a comprehensive guide to the surgery-first orthognathic approach (SFOA), which overcomes the problem of the very prolonged treatment period associated with conventional orthognathic surgery by avoiding the presurgical phase.

This practical guide aids clinicians in distinguishing the different dimensions of hand function such as impairment, disability, and handicap.

This state-of-the-art book focuses specifically on the current and emerging uses of robotics for knee and hip arthroplasty, with an expanding market anticipated, particularly as costs drop, data emerges and surgical efficiencies improve.

This book covers spinal, cranial and peripheral nerve surgeries.

This volume provides a cutting-edge analysis concerning the biology and aetiology, classification, clinical assessment and conservative treatment of lower limb muscle injuries in athletes.

The second edition of this book concisely covers the most recent developments in orthopedics and trauma.

This book provides a detailed overview of ultrasound imaging of sport-related injuries of the lower extremity.

This comprehensive textbook brings together a unique vision and multidisciplinary approach - embracing and combining MD, DO and DPM foot and ankle training disciplines - into a singular focus on improving and mastering surgical treatment of foot and ankle disorders.

This handbook provides detailed, state-of-the-art information on total elbow replacement, covering all relevant aspects, from basic science and pathogenesis to clinical and instrumental evaluation, and treatment techniques.

Cubital tunnel syndrome is the second most common compression neuropathy in the upper extremity.

This book is written for the benefit of all surgeons who have an interest in arthroscopic shoulder surgery.

Now in a revised and expanded second edition, this unique text discusses the opportunities and challenges to the practice of orthopedic surgery in resource-limited environments around the world.

As clinical interest in overhead athletic injuries is on the upswing, so is greater interest in the factors for performance and injury risk in throwing and other overhead motion.

This state-of-the-art book provides a comprehensive overview of the most common patellofemoral joint problems.

This book provides an evidence-based approach to treating the increasing number of children and adolescents presenting with hip disorders.

This book has a unique focus on physiotherapy techniques and training methods that are ideally suited for the obese patient.

Inflammatory pathology of the spine is an underestimated, but widespread condition among the population.

This first of its kind richly illustrated book provides a tabular and schematic representation of all the peripheral nerves in the human body using a standardized landmark-based algorithm for the definition of the nerve's "e;Point of optimal visibility (POV)"e;.

This book deals with wound management in plastic surgery, orthopedics, ophthalmology and thoracic surgery.

This superbly illustrated book provides information of outstanding quality on the presentation and management of the entire range of sports injuries and conditions likely to be encountered by the sports medicine physician, as well as many other topics relating to sports activity, events, and outcomes.

Now in its revised and expanded third edition, this practical text remains devoted to diagnosis and management of the multiple ligament injured/dislocated knee and related injuries.

This easy-to-consult guide examines the most advanced techniques in the radiological evaluation of the disc and degenerative disc disease, using conventional, functional, dynamic and advanced imaging.

This concise, case-based text discusses the current state of the art for the diagnosis and management of metabolic bones diseases.

This book comprehensively reviews clinical aspects and features of rheumatic and musculo-skeletal diseases in an integrated and easy to read format.

This practical text presents the most up-to-date information on the evaluation and management of all aspects of complex and revision shoulder arthroplasty, divided into three thematic section.

This book provides insights into sports medicine addressing trauma of the hand and wrist.

Volume 2 of this comprehensive and state-of-the-art text on pediatric orthopedic deformities focuses on conditions of the lower extremity.

This book describes the 60-year history of the AO Foundation and its impact on the treatment of bone trauma.

Comprised of clinical cases demonstrating strategies for both common and complex knee preservation, this concise, practical casebook will provide orthopedic surgeons with the best real-world strategies to properly manage the many kinds of knee injuries and disorders they may encounter.

This book presents the essential steps involved in diagnosing and treating pain due to peripheral nerve injury and compression.

The revised and the expanded second edition of this concise and targeted handbook presents the "e;need-to-know"e; musculoskeletal conditions and injuries required for all health care providers dealing with pediatric patients, including primary care physicians, emergency medicine physicians, radiologists, residents, students, nurses, and therapists, to brush up on pediatric orthopedics and sports medicine topics with ease.

This comprehensive manual covers all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of osteoporosis, offering an upbeat and optimistic assessment of what can be achieved.

This handbook provides a comprehensive, yet succinct guide to the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of various musculoskeletal/extremity disorders in the emergency department.

The main themes presented in this volume are exercise intolerance and muscle contracture.

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The purpose of this book is to define the basis of telemicrosurgery, a new discipline at the border of robotics and microsurgery.

Neglected finger injuries may lead to chronic lesions that often have detrimental consequences for the practice of a ball sport, whether at a recreational level or at the top athlete level.

It has by now been established that carpal ligamentary lesions may lead to instability and ultimately to carpal arthritis.

Treatment of symptomatic irreparable cuff tear is rare, but represents a difficult challenge for the surgeon.

This textbook is based on the curriculum for US, UK, Canadian and Australasian Orthopedic trainees.

This book creates a unique platform that covers main ankle pathologies specifically related with football.

Tumors cells no longer confined to an affected organ can be released through lymph and the blood stream, disseminate and form metastases.

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Classification of the carpal injuries helps us to understand the relationship between them.