Skeletal Trauma: Basic Science, Management, and Reconstruction, 2-Volume Set

Offering expert, comprehensive guidance on the basic science, diagnosis, and treatment of acute musculoskeletal injuries and post-traumatic reconstructive problems, Skeletal Trauma, 6th Edition, brings you fully up to date with current approaches in this challenging specialty. This revised edition is designed to meet the needs of orthopaedic surgeons, residents, fellows, and traumatologists, as well as emergency physicians who treat patients with musculoskeletal trauma. International thought leaders incorporate the latest peer-reviewed literature, technological advances, and practical advice with the goal of optimizing patient outcomes for the full range of traumatic musculoskeletal injuries.

1 The History of Trauma Care2 Global Burden of Musculoskeletal Injuries3 The Challenges of Orthopaedic Trauma Care in the Developing World4 Vascularity and Stability5 Biology and Enhancement of Skeletal Repair6 Biomechanics of Fractures7 Closed Fracture Management8 Principles and Complications of External Skeletal Fixation9 Principles of Internal Fixation10 Evaluation and Treatment of the Multi-Injured Trauma Patient11 Initial Evaluation of the Spine in Trauma Patients12 Damage Control Orthopaedic Surgery:A Strategy for the Orthopaedic Care of the Critically Injured Patient13 Disaster Management14 The Management of Acute and Perioperative Pain Associated With Trauma and Surgery15 Chronic Pain Management16 Evaluation and Treatment of Vascular Injuries17 Compartment Syndromes18 Open Fractures19 Soft Tissue Reconstruction20 Gunshot Wounds and Blast Injuries21 Pathologic Fractures22 Osteoporotic Fragility Fractures23 Surgical Site Infection Prevention24 Diagnosis and Treatment of Complications25 Understanding and Treating Chronic Osteomyelitis26 Nonunions: Evaluation and Treatmen27 Motorized Intramedullary Lengthening Nail for Limb Reconstruction28 Psychological, Social, and Functional Manifestations of Orthopaedic Trauma and Traumatic Brain Injury29 Pathophysiology and Early Management of Spinal Cord Injury30 Craniocervical Injuries: Atlas Fractures, Atlanto-Occipital Injuries, and Atlantoaxial Injuries31 Craniocervical Injuries: C2 Fractures32 Subaxial Cervical Spine Trauma33 Thoracolumbar Trauma34 Fractures in the Ankylosed Spine35 Osteoporotic Spinal Fractures36 Avoiding Complications in Spine Trauma Patients37 Principles of Orthotic Management38 Pelvic Ring Injuries39 Surgical Treatment of Acetabular Fractures40 Fractures and Dislocations of the Hand41 Fractures and Dislocations of the Carpus42 Fractures of the Distal Radius43 Diaphyseal Fractures of the Forearm44 Trauma to the Adult Elbow45 Fractures of the Distal Humerus46 Fractures of the Humeral Shaft47 Proximal Humeral Fractures and Glenohumeral Dislocations48 Fractures and Dislocations of the Clavicle49 Scapula Fractures50 Chest Wall Trauma: Rib and Sternum Fractures51 Replantation52 Hip Dislocations53 Medical Management of the Patient With Hip Fracture54 Intracapsular Hip Fractures55 Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures56 Posttraumatic Reconstruction of the Hip Joint57 Subtrochanteric Fractures of the Femur58 Femoral Shaft Fractures59 Fractures of the Distal Femur60 Patella Fractures and Extensor Mechanism Injuries61 Dislocations and Soft Tissue Injuries of the Knee62 Tibial Plateau Fractures63 Malunions and Nonunions About the Knee64 Tibial Shaft Fractures65 Fractures of the Tibial Pilon66 Malleolar Fractures and Soft Tissue Injuries of the Ankle67 Foot Injuries68 Posttraumatic Reconstruction of the Foot and Ankle69 Periprosthetic Fractures of the Lower Extremity70 Principles of Deformity Correction71 Limb Salvage and Reconstruction72 Amputations in Trauma73 Articular Cartilage Reconstruction Using Osteochondral Allografts74 The History of Fracture Treatment75 Occupational Hazards in the Treatment of Orthopaedic Trauma76 Medical Management of the Orthopaedic Trauma Patient77 Surgical Site Infection Prevention78 Physical Impairment Ratings for Fractures79 Outcome Assessment in Orthopaedic Traumatology80 Professionalism and the Economics of Orthopaedic Trauma Care