Orthopedic Traumatology — A Resident’s Guide

• Main Author: Ip, David (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Nursing.; Orthopedics.; Occupational therapy.; Physiotherapy.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Orthopedics.; Occupational Therapy.

From the reviews: In a very concise and extremely well organized manner "Orthopedic Traumatology" discusses the important principles underlying the management of orthopedic trauma, which has undergone significant changes recently. The book will benefit residents in orthopedics as well as o...

Table of Contents:

• Ten Questions for Residents
• High Energy Trauma Management
• Normal and Abnormal Bone Healing
• Principles of Fracture Fixation
• Special Types of Fractures
• Minimal Invasive and Computer-Aided Surgery
• Trauma to the Upper Extremities
• Trauma to the Lower Extremities
• Fractured Pelvis and Acetabulum
• Injuries to the Axial Skeleton
• Paediatric Trauma
• Fall Prevention in the Elderly.