Surgical orthopaedics and fractures

This book summarizes the experience gained by the Orthopedic Study Group for the Knee (OAK) of the Swiss Orthopedic Society in dealing with knee problems relating to deficiencies of the cruciate ligaments.

This volume deals with the transosseous external fixation techniques that I have been developing over the course of the past 40 years.

This book is the result of an international symposium on bone transplantation, the first of its kind, held in Berne, Switzerland, on May 14-16, 1987.

After 20 years of intense and gradual improvements in the practice of craniofacial surgery, the International Society was born in Montreal (June 1983) and I.

In 1982 Berlin was host for the second time to the International Symposium on Atherosclerosis.

In this comprehensive and original monograph, Professor Rene Louis presents in minute detail in one volume the gross anatomy, nerve supply, biomechanics, and microcirculation of the spine.

The first European Symposium on Electric Stimulation of Bone Growth and Repair was held in Brussels on May 20, 1976.

The application of extracorporeal shock waves in the locomotor apparatus offers new therapeutic concepts.

Endoprosthetic replacement of the elbow is an operation which is still rarely undertaken.

Aufgrund der Weiterentwicklung der AO-Instrumente und -Implantate sowie der Einführung neuer Techniken in der Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädie wurde die englische Ausgabe in der zweiten Auflage völlig überarbeitet.

Modern endoprosthetics requires the examination of basic principles such as metallurgy, tribology, gait analysis, model and system development, methods of implant fixation, design, surface problems, material characteristics, stability behaviour, and operating techniques.

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Auch nach knapp 100 Jahren ist das Informationspotential der Bildgebung mit Röntgenstrahlen nicht vollständig genutzt.

Following a presentation of basic principles of fracture fixation and biomechanical principles the book turns to practical problemsolving areas, namely, the hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder, hip, knee, ankle and foot, and spine, and special problems in children.

Neueste Ergebnisse aus Praxis und Forschung zu Themen der Osteologie werden von Experten referiert.

Dieser Band versteht sich als Schnittstelle zwischen Radiologie und den klinischen Fächern Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie.

"e;Metastatic Bone Disease: Fundamental and Clinical Aspects"e;is an expanded version of a workshop on bone metastaseswhich was held in Heidelberg, Germany, in April 1993.

In this volume a distinguished group of internationallyrenowned clinicians and basic researchers discuss thepresent state of knowledge of the etiologyand pathogenesisof Dupuytren's contracture, a disease responsible for aconsiderable portion of disabilities within the workingpopulation allover the world.

Biomechanical principles, properly understood, can be used in an innovative approach to evaluate both normal and mechanically abnormal hips.

Das Buch vermittelt erstmals als Ergänzung zur vorhandenen Fachliteratur in der Manuellen Medizin einen Überblick über die von allen anerkannten Schulen gemeinsam getragene Terminologie und die anerkannten Verfahren der Manuellen Diagnostik und Therapie (Chirodiagnostik und Chirotherapie).

Tradi tionally, the International lTV - Conferences on Biomate- rials are focussing on problems in Biomedical Engineering, problems, which are still unsolved, of main interest, and which are of interdisciplinary character.

Für jeden Arzt gehören folgende Entscheidungen zur alltäglichen Routine, um eine Diagnose stellen zu können: "Was frage ich den Patienten?

Three topics of major interest for neursurgeons are coveredin this volume of the Advances in Neurosurgery series, asthe title suggests.

Dies ist die erste Monographie über die Brüche des distalen Unterschenkelsegmentes - vor allem die intraartikulären sogenannten Pilon-tibial-Frakturen.

Every bone fracture must be held rigid and, because of the long healing process, infringes on the individual's life-style.

Professor Vincenzo Denaro has been an active member of the Institute of Clinical Orthopedics and Traumatology of the University of Catania since 1986.

Many advances have occurred in the last 5 years especiallyin understanding genetic susceptibility factors, the role ofimmune response in chronic arthritis and the relationshipbetween cellular processes that underlie inflammation andtissue damage.

Sind Sie täglich mit der Routineuntersuchung des Fußes konfrontiert?

Rheumatoid arthritis demands intensive interdisciplinary cooperation between the orthopaedic surgeon and internist, and this monograph provides all the information necessary for the specialist dealing with inflammatory changes of the hip joint in rheumatoid arthritis.

An international group ofresearchers has met every 2 years since 1981 to examine the progress made in limb salvage techniques and the perspectives of this field of surgery.

Susanne Klein-Vogelbach explains her concept of observation and analysis of human movement as a basis for functional movement therapy.

The spinal cord has a characteristic structure and functions that are distinct from those of the brain.