Skeletal Trauma: Basic Science, Management, and Reconstruction 4th Revised edition [Multiple-component retail product]

Browner (emeritus, orthopedic surgery, U. of Connecticut Health Center, US), Jupiter (director, orthopedic hand service, Massachusetts General Hospital, US), Levine (director, Alvin and Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute, Sinai Hospital, US), and Krettek (trauma and orthopedics, Hannover Medical School, Germany) present the fourth edition of a medical text first published in 1992 as Skeletal Trauma: Fractures, Dislocations, and Ligamentous Injuries, which won the first prize in medical sciences from the Association of American Publishers for its focus on problem-focused clinical judgment and proven surgical techniques. For this fourth edition, the text has been supplemented by a DVD with videos illustrating surgical techniques and an accompanying website. The editors have divided the text's 65 chapters into diagnostic and anatomical groupings starting with general principles including the principles of fracture repair, biomechanics, and broad- based principles of treatment such as the role of skeletal repair in the management of the multiple trauma patient. They have added chapters on the use of locking plates, the emerging concept of damage control orthopedics, the management of mass casualties, and outcomes. The anatomical grouping is organized into sections individually covering spine, pelvis, upper extremity, and lower extremity injury. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Obtain the best outcomes from the latest techniques with help from a "who's who" of orthopaedic trauma experts! In print and online, you'll find the in-depth knowledge you need to manage any type of traumatic injury in adults. Major updates keep you up to speed on current trends such as the management of osteoporotic and fragility fractures, locked plating technology, post-traumatic reconstruction, biology of fracture repair, biomechanics of fractures and fixation, disaster management, occupational hazards of radiation and blood-borne infection, effective use of orthotics, and more. A DVD of operative video clips shows you how to perform 25 key procedures step by step. A new, full-color page layout makes it easier to locate the answers you need quickly. And now, for the first time, you can access the complete contents online, for enhanced ease and speed of reference!

• Complete, absolutely current coverage of relevant anatomy and biomechanics, mechanisms of injury, diagnostic approaches, treatment options, and associated complications equips you to confidently approach every form of traumatic injury.

• Enhanced and updated coverage keeps you current on the latest knowledge, procedures, and trends - including post-traumatic reconstruction, management of osteoporotic and fragility fractures, locked plating systems, mini incision techniques, biology of fracture repair, biomechanics of fractures and fixation, disaster management, occupational hazards of radiation and blood-borne infection, effective use of orthotics, and much more.
  
• More than six hours of operative videos on DVD demonstrate 25 of the very latest and most challenging techniques in real time, including minimally invasive vertebral disc resection, vertebroplasty, and lumbar decompression and stabilization.
  
• Online access allows you to rapidly search the complete contents from any computer.
  
• New editor Christian Kretek contributes additional international expertise to further enhance the already exceptional editorial lineup.
  
• An all-new, more user-friendly full-color text design enables you to find answers more quickly, and more efficiently review the key steps of each operative technique.
  
• More than 2,400 high-quality line drawings, diagnostic images, and full-color clinical photos show you exactly what to look for and how to proceed.

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