Surgical orthopaedics and fractures

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

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.

Strongly recommended for the surgical trainee this, thesecond of a number of atlas-texts describing the anatomicalbasis of a range of common surgicalprocedures, is a usefulaide-memoir to operative surgery

The book is intended as the second edition of previously published 'Current Orthopaedic Practice'.

Stem cells potentially offer a novel therapeutic platform to treat bone disease.

Bringing together the current knowledge and evidence about the causes and management of tennis elbow, or lateral epicondylitis, the diagnosis and various treatment options for this common sports injury are presented in detail.

 Diagnostic sonography of the peripheral nervous system is an evolving specialty of musculoskeletal ultrasound.

This guide was created especially for individuals performing research with cats whose duties include animal facility management, animal husbandry, regulatory compliance, and technical procedures involved with their research.

This book discusses the scope and limitations of complex reconstructive surgery that few plastic surgeons master, and that the public rarely encounters, portraying both the technical challenges of advanced reconstructive microsurgery and the human connection between physician and patient as only a master surgeon can convey.

This book presents the latest techniques in amputation rehabilitation and summarizes the most recent research findings in the field of bionic limb reconstruction.

This informative text features current and thorough reviews of the biomechanics of sport for improved performance, etiology, and pre-vention of injuries.

This book provides detailed advancement of endoscopic procedures of the spine.

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

The book presents a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding mechanisms regulating the formation of mineral in vertebrate skeletal and dental tissues.

This robust, dynamic, and international field has grown to include interdisciplinary research, continually improving methodology, and globalization of training.

In medical writing brevity is the kiss of life.

Rene Rizzoli Menopause is the time in a woman's life when reproductive capacity ends.

This book is an essential reference guide for the use of artificial intelligence in orthopaedic surgery.

Consisting of case studies contributed by both domestic and international leaders in the field, this second edition of Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction: A Case-Based Atlas remains an invaluable resource for all orthopedic surgeons and researchers and practitioners of limb lengthening, deformity correction and the Ilizarov method.

Many of the existing books focusing on the orthopedic management of patients with cerebral palsy encompass only care for the young patient, but this practical text reviews and delineates orthopedic care for patients with cerebral palsy throughout the lifespan.

This second edition of "e;Radiology of Osteoporosis"e; has been fully updated so as to represent the current state of the art.

The earliest human known to have the capability of walking erect on two legs is Sahelanphropus, who lived 6 million years ago.

The term "e;minimally invasive spinal surgery"e; was coined in early 1990 following pub- cation of the first edition of this text entitled Arthroscopic Microdiscectomy: Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery, and subsequent establishment of the International Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery (ISMISS) under the auspices of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT) in April l990.

This practical and comprehensive book provides succinct and up-to-date information on the value of the various diagnostic radiological measurements made using all the imaging modalities currently employed in the management of a wide spectrum of musculoskeletal disorders, including developmental, paediatric, traumatic, degenerative, metabolic, tumoural and rheumatological conditions.

There currently is a clear tendency to an increasing number of accidental injuries in elderly people, in sport injuries and car crashes also in countries which recently joined the European Union and candidates to join the European Union.

The reader will find in this book a new approach to improving health.

The wealth of information provided in this unique text will enable orthopedic surgeons, medical practitioners, physical therapists, and trainers to ensure that athletes who suffer anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, or who require major knee operations for other reasons, have the best possible chance of safely resuming sporting activity at their desired level without subsequent problems.

This manual is aimed to provide health care professionals, at the scene and at hospitals, as well as allied organizations, a practical and operational approach for planning the response to mass casualty incidents (MCI's), with emphasis to the types of events that are sudden in nature, resulting in a number of injured or contaminated patients that overwhelm the local health care system.

Three out of five adults will experience significant back pain at some point in their lives, making back pain America's number-one ailment.

In keeping with the aims of other books in this Series the Editors have concentrated on the practical aspects of management -in this case of the urinary tract in patients with spinal cord injury.

Acupuncture Treatment for Musculoskeletal Pain covers the basics of acupuncture theory and explains the precepts of Eastern medicine.

It is with great pleasure and ,much interest that I accepted to write the foreword to this book by Paul Doury, Yves Dirheimer, and Serge Pattin on the subject of "e;algodystrophy.

This book is an introduction to musculoskeletal radiology, specifically designed for the needs of first-year residents.

Progress in traumatology of the vertebral spine has been restrained for a long time by two hindering factors.

This book reviews current state-of-the-art knowledge on knee surgery, covering all relevant topics, ranging from meniscus repair and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction to total knee arthroplasty.

The purpose of this book is to report on my 17 years of experience in the development and implementation of a closed functional method of treatment of certain fractures of long bones of the appendicular skeleton.

This book provides an insightful reference to a range of relevant orthopaedic and neurological surgical techniques for the spine.

"e;To Err is Human.

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.

Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine will ultimately have a more profound impact than most of us can fully appreciate.

De Motu animalium is sometimes referred to in the medical literature.

Since the first edition of this book, sonography of the peripheral nervous system has evolved further.

Distinguished physicians and researchers from prestigious Cancer Centers around the world offer their expertise in current and innovative management of cancer in the spine.

External fixation is now being used widely to maintain fractures, osteo- tomies, and arthrodeses in a desired position during consolidation.

This Rapid Review is a concise, evidence-based guide to the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatological and musculoskeletal disorders.

Detection and characterization of bone tumors with imaging remains a big challenge for every radiologist notwithstanding the impressive progress achieved by the introduction of several new imaging modalities.