Pocketbook of orthopaedics and fractures

Thoroughly updated for its Fourth Edition, this pocket-sized go-anywhere Handbook of Fractures is the ideal on-the-spot reference for residents and practitioners seeking fast facts on fracture management and classification. Chapters organized by anatomic site provide key information on fractures in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McRae, Ronald (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh, UK Churchill Livingstone / Elsevier 2006
Edition:Second edition
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Table of Contents:
  • Orthopaedic Examination
  • 1. General principles
  • 2. Segmental and peripheral nerves
  • 3. The cervical spine
  • 4. The shoulder
  • 5. The elbow
  • 6. The wrist
  • 7. The hand
  • 8. The thoracic and lumbar spine
  • 9. The hip
  • 10. The knee
  • 11. The tibia
  • 12. The ankle
  • 13. The foot
  • Fractures and Dislocations
  • 14. Fractures: basic terminology
  • 15. The diagnosis of fractures and the principles of treatment
  • 16. Closed reduction and fixation of fractures
  • 17. Open fractures/gunshot wounds/internal fixation
  • 18. Fracture healing/complications/pathological fractures
  • 19. Regional injuries: the shoulder girdle and humerus
  • 20. Regional injuries: the elbow
  • 21. Regional injuries: the forearm bones
  • 22. Regional injuries: the wrist and hand
  • 23. Regional injuries: the spine
  • 24. Regional injuries: fractures of the pelvis, hip and femoral neck
  • 25. Regional injuries: fractures of the femur and injuries about the knee
  • 26. Regional injuries: fractures of the tibia
  • 27. Regional injuries: the ankle
  • 28. Regional injuries: the foot
  • 29. The fracture clinic Biochemical values