Shoulder and Elbow Trauma - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1588902196 ISBN 13: 9781588902191

Verlag: Thieme Publishers New York, 2004

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While certain elbow and shoulder fractures were previously not surgically treatable, new implants have revolutionized therapy procedures in this field. Shoulder and Elbow Trauma, a technique-oriented textbook, explores this emerging diagnostic method with exacting attention and authoritative insight, distinguishing it as the first of its kind to specifically address this particular management of elbow trauma.
Key features:
- Foreword by Charles Rockwood, pioneering developer of the globally used shoulder replacement system
- Editorial comments provide you with additional techniques to enhance your scope of clinical information
- Each chapter includes step-by-step instructions on how to perform an operation to ensure that you enter each procedure with confidence
- Exquisite illustrations map out the individual stages of each surgical process
- Tips and Pearls impart the insight from leading experts in the field
- Every chapter features a section on complications, allowing you to prepare ahead of time for potential challenges during surgery
Orthopaedic surgeons, traumatologuists, shoulder and elbow surgeons, and physical therapists will find the wealth of astute observations to be a tremendous asset when treating a patient. It is also an ideal review for residents. Stay on the cutting-edge of this fascinating field of trauma management, and order today!

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Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedics, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Orthopedists have long needed a text on the challenging field of shoulder and elbow trauma. This techniques-oriented book offers clear and easy-to-follow guidelines on the latest surgical advances, including the use of new bioabsorbable implants and fixation methods. More than 300 illustrations demonstrate steps of a surgical procedure with outstanding clarity. You'll also find practical guidelines for treating pediatric elbow fractures and dislocations, stenoclavicular injuries, proximal humerus fractures, and many others. With the experiences of leading specialists augmented with editorial comments, this book provides a broad range of information you need to successfully perform any operation involving the shoulder and elbow.

Key features:

• Step-by-step instructions and illustrations provide a 'roadmap' to surgery
• Editorial comments offer different surgical options and alternatives
• Tips and pearls impart the insights of leading experts in the field
• Valuable sections on complications alert you to potential problems
• Contains a foreword by Charles Rockwood, pioneering developer of the globally used shoulder replacement system

With key information that refreshes your knowledge and demonstrates new techniques, this book is essential for orthopedic surgeons, traumatologists, shoulder and elbow surgeons, and physical therapists; order today!

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Thieme Publishers New York
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1588902196
• ISBN 13: 9781588902191
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 213
• Herausgeber: Mirzayan Raffy, Itamura John M.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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