Bookeditors: Charles M. Court-Brown, MD, DRCS, ED (Orth), Professor of Orthopaedic Trauma,
... Show More Royal Informary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, James D. Heckman, MD, Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of bone & Joint Surgery, Needham, Massachusetts, Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Visiting Orthopaedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, Margaret M. McQueen, MD, FRCS, Ed (Orth), Professor of Orthopaedic Trauma, Royal Informary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, William M. Ricci, MD, Professor and Chief, Orthopaedic Trauma Service, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, Paul Tornetta III, MD, Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Director of Orthopaedic Trauma, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, ; associate editor, Michael D. McKee, MD, FRCS(C), Professor, Upper Extremity Reconstructive Service, Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, St. Michael's Hospital and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Summary: "The 8th edition of Rockwood and Green's Fractures in Adults continues with the changes that were instituted in the 7th edition. In this edition there are two more chapters and 61 new authors drawn from three continents and eleven different countries... In addition, many of the new authors represent the next generation of orthopaedic trauma surgeons who will be determining the direction of trauma management over the next two or three decades"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
V. 1.
Biomechancis of fractures and fracture fixation
Classification of fractures
The epidemiology of fractures and dislocations
Bone and cartilage healing
Biologic and biophysical technologies for the enhancement of fracture repair
Principles of nonoperative fracture treatment
Principles of internal fixation
Principles of external fixation
Management of the multiply injured patient
Initial management of open fractures
Gunshot and wartime injuries
Principles of mangled extremity management
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Amputations
Bone and soft tissue reconstruction
Outcome studies in trauma
Imaging considerations in orthopedic trauma
Computer-aided orthopedic surgery in skeletal trauma
Osteoporosis
Fractures in the elderly patient
Stress fractures
Pathologic fractures
Periprosthetic fractures
Venous thromboembolic disease in patients with skeletal trauma
Complex regional pain syndrome
Orthopedic infections and osteomyelitis
Principles of nonunion treatment
Principles of malunions
Acute compartment syndrome
Hand fractures and dislocations
Carpus fractures and dislocations
Fractures of the distal radius and ulna
Diaphyseal fractures of the radius and ulna
Elbow fractures and dislocations
Distal humerus fractures
Humeral shaft fractures
Proximal humeral fractures
Clavicle fractures
Scapular fractures
Glenohumeral instability
Acromioclavicular joint injuries
Injuries to the sternoclavicular joint
V. 2.
Principles of spine trauma care
Cervical spine fractures and dislocations
Thoracolumbar spine fractures and dislocations
Pelvic ring fractures
Acetabulum fractures
Hip dislocations and fractures of the femoral head
Femoral neck fractures
Intertrochanteric fractures of the hip
Subtrochanteric femur fractures
Femoral shaft fractures
Distal femur fractures
Patella fractures and extensor mechanism injuries
Tibial plateau fractures
Knee dislocations
Tibia and fibula shaft fractures
Pilon fractures
Ankle fractures
Fractures and dislocations of the talus
Calcaneus fractures
Fractures and dislocations of the midfoot and forefoot.