Bookeditor-in-chief, Francisco del Piñal ; co-editors, Max Haerle, Hermann Krimmer.
Summary: "Hand and wrist fractures account for millions of emergency room visits annually. The extraordinary importance of these structures in activities of daily living necessitates great surgical competence in repairing fractures so as to preserve the vast range of motion and utility of this functional anatomic unit. The management theory and techniques for these fractures have seen dramatic changes in the last few decades. This new volume brings together all currently established operative techniques for distal radius fractures, explained in detail and highly illustrated, step by step, with a wealth of brilliant figures and diagrams. Key Features: Comprehensive coverage of all types of injury as well as all the evidence-based therapeutic surgical options. State-of-the-art management of carpal instability, anterior and dorsal rim fractures, radiocarpal dislocation, malunion, and much more. Includes coverage of ligamentous injuries. Contributions by numerous world-renowned surgeons This book is essential for all surgeons in training in orthopaedic surgery and in plastic surgery and highly useful to experienced surgeons"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Anatomy of the Fracture / Simon MacLean, Gregory Bain
Radiology of the Fractured Radius / Mark Ross, Patrick Groarke
Patient-Accident-Fracture Classification of Acute Distal Radius Fractures in Adults / Guillaume Herzberg, Thais Galissard, Marion Burnier
Distal Radius Fracture: The Evidence / Tracy Webber, Tamara D. Rozental
Orthopaedic Treatment: When? / David Warwick, Oliver Townsend
Mini Approaches / Gustavo Mantovani Ruggiero
Spanning Plates / Mitchell G. Eichhorn, Scott G. Edwards
Arthroscopic Management / Yukio Abe
Anterior Rim Fractures / Jorge L. Orbay, Gabriel Pertierra
Dorsal Rim Distal Radius Fractures with Radiocarpal Fracture-Dislocation / Rohit Garg, Jesse Jupiter
Multiplanar Fixation in Severe Articular Fractures / Peter C. Rhee, Alexander Y. Shin
Management of Wrist Open Fractures and Bone Defects / Rames Mattar Junior, Emygdio Jose Leomil de Paula, Luciano Ruiz Torres, Tiago Guedes da Motta Mattar, Gustavo Bersani Silva
Radiocarpal Dislocation / Mark Henry
Common Errors of Volar Plate Fixation / Robert J. Medoff, James M. Saucedo
Distal Ulna Fractures / Christopher Klifto, David Ruch
Distal Radioulnar Joint Instability Associated with Distal Radius Fractures / Shohei Omokawa, Takamasa Shimizu, Kenji Kawamura, Tadanobu Onishi
Distal Radius Fracture in the Elderly / Rohit Arora, Markus Gabl
Extra-articular Malunion / Karl-Josef Prommersberger
Arthroscopic-Guided Osteotomy for Intra-articular Malunion / Francisco del Piñal
Newer Technologies on Managing Distal Radius Fractures / Ladislav Nagy
Distal Radius in Children and Growth Disturbances / Alexandria L. Case, Joshua M. Abzug
Open Surgery for Chronic Scapholunate Injury / Dirck Ananos, Marc Garcia-Elias
Arthroscopic Scapholunate Repair / Max Haerle, Christophe Mathoulin
Treatment of Lunotriquetral Injuries / Benjamin F. Plucknette, Haroon M. Hussain, Lee Osterman
Arthroscopic Management of Perilunate Dislocation and Fracture Dislocation / Jae Woo Shim, Jong-Pil Kim, Min Jong Park
Radiocarpal Pain and Stiffness / Christoph Pezzei, Stefan Quadlbauer
Ulnar Pain and Pronosupination Losses / Riccardo Luchetti, Andrea Atzei
Chronic Distal Radioulnar Joint Instability / Michael C. K. Mak, Pak-Cheong Ho
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