Nonunion of the Long Bones Diagnosis and treatment with compression-distraction techniques /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Mora, Redento (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Milano : Springer Milan, 2006.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Radiology.; Infectious diseases.; Orthopedics.; Rehabilitation.; Traumatology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Infectious Diseases.; Surgical Orthopedics.; Traumatic Surgery.

In 2%-7% of all bone fractures, union is delayed or fails. Nonunions of the bones represent a challenge for orthopedic surgeons and can have a severe psychological impact on these patients. Moreover, the social cost of managing these lesions, often requiring multiple procedures, may be very high, an...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Fracture Healing
• Diaphyseal Fracture Repair
• Assessment of Fracture Healing
• Nonunions: General Features
• Failure of Union
• Nonunions: Diagnosis
• Diagnosis
• Diagnosis of Infection
• Nonunions: Treatment
• Prevention
• Nonunions: Treatment Objectives and Options
• Compression-Distraction Systems
• Compression-Distraction Methods
• Treatment of Noninfected Nonunions: Techniques Other Than Compression-Distraction Methods
• Treatment of Infected Nonunions: Techniques Other Than Compression-Distraction Methods
• Treatment of Noninfected Nonunions: Hypertrophic Nonunions
• Treatment of Noninfected Nonunions: Normotrophic Nonunions
• Treatment of Noninfected Nonunions: Atrophic Nonunions
• Treatment of Noninfected Nonunions: Parafocal Osteotomy
• Treatment of Infected Nonunions
• Amputations and Prosthetic Fitting
• Antibiotic Therapy
• Rehabilitation
• Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism
• Future Directions
• Future Perspectives: Computer-Assisted Surgery
• Method of Unified Designation of External Fixation.