Arthroscopic Labral Debridement
CHAPTER 13 Arthroscopic Labral Debridement Joseph C. McCarthy, Jo-Ann Lee Introduction Advances in technology have allowed for the arthroscopic treatment of an evolving series of conditions in and around the…
History and Evolution of Hip Surgery
CHAPTER 1 History and Evolution of Hip Surgery Nikolaos V. Bardakos, Richard N. Villar Introduction The history of hip surgery dates back to the eighteenth century, but it was the…
Assessing Outcomes After Hip Surgery
CHAPTER 8 Assessing Outcomes After Hip Surgery Nick G. Mohtadi, M. Elizabeth Pedersen, Denise Chan Introduction The assessment of outcomes after any type of surgery can be categorized in a…
MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES
27 MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES Colleen R. Walsh Management of traumatic musculoskeletal injuries rarely takes precedence during the initial phases of trauma care. The basic principles of trauma care stress resuscitation and…
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES
20 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES Karen A. McQuillan, Paul A. Thurman Brain injury is the leading cause of all trauma-related deaths. It constitutes the primary cause of trauma-related death and long-term…
THORACIC TRAUMA
24 THORACIC TRAUMA P. Milo Frawley INTRODUCTION Thoracic injuries account for much of the immediate life-threatening trauma encountered in the field or in the hospital setting. These injuries usually require…
OCULAR INJURIES
22 OCULAR INJURIES Martha A. Conlon Ocular injury is the leading cause of monocular blindness in the United States and is second only to cataracts as the most common cause…
SPINAL CORD INJURIES
23 SPINAL CORD INJURIES Tammy A. Russo-McCourt Spinal cord injury (SCI) was first described in the literature in 2500 BC by Egyptian surgeons as “an ailment not to be treated.”1…
ANALGESIA, SEDATION, AND NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE IN THE TRAUMA PATIENT
18 ANALGESIA, SEDATION, AND NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE IN THE TRAUMA PATIENT T. Catherine Bower, Jameson P. Reuter INTRODUCTION Pain management in the adult trauma patient is multifactorial and complex, which presents…
MAXILLOFACIAL TRAUMA
21 MAXILLOFACIAL TRAUMA Suzanne Frey Sherwood, Karen A. McQuillan INTRODUCTION The treatment of maxillofacial trauma is one of the oldest healing arts. In Hippocrates’ time, skin grafts were used for…
