1.5 Implants
10.1055/b-0034-85574 1.5 Implants Material Nicola Kildea, Jessica Hayes Biocompatibility Further reading Care and storage of implants Judith Roberson Storage environment Principles of care and handling of implants Checking and ensuring…
1.4 Instrumentation
10.1055/b-0034-85573 1.4 Instrumentation Preoperative preparation Intraoperative care Postoperative care Further reading Author Isabel van Rie Richards 1.4 Instrumentation A surgical instrument is a tool designed to perform a specific action…
1.3 Environment
10.1055/b-0034-85572 1.3 Environment Prerequisites Architectural structure and design Clothing Ventilation Environmental cleaning Staff Further reading Author Christine Booth 1.3 Environment Invasive procedures are performed in the operating room (OR) to…
1.1 Patient
10.1055/b-0034-85570 1.1 Patient Introduction Arrival in the OR Preparation for surgery Positioning for surgery Disinfecting and draping Further reading Authors Judy Orson, Donna Russell-Larson 1.1 Patient 1.1.1 Introduction A patient…
Nonunion of the humeral shaft treated with a customized 95° blade plate
10.1055/b-0034-86393 Nonunion of the humeral shaft treated with a customized 95° blade platePeter Kloen Case description A 55-year-old man with a history of alcohol abuse presented at the author′s institution…
Hypertrophic nonunion of the humeral shaft
10.1055/b-0034-86391 Hypertrophic nonunion of the humeral shaftChristian van der Werken Case description A 28-year-old man sustained a Müller AO Classification type A humeral closed shaft fracture in a car accident….
Nonunion of the clavicle—introduction
10.1055/b-0034-86371 Nonunion of the clavicle—introductionRené K Marti Introduction Most fractures of the clavicle involve the midshaft. Fortunately surgery is rarely indicated for these fractures because in the vast majority of…
Midshaft clavicular nonunion
10.1055/b-0034-86372 Midshaft clavicular nonunionJesse B Jupiter Case description A 40-year-old woman sustained a closed midshaft clavicular fracture in a ski accident. She was treated conservatively with a sling. She presented…
Instability after resection of a lateral clavicular nonunion
10.1055/b-0034-86375 Instability after resection of a lateral clavicular nonunionRené K Marti Case description After multiple interventions following a lateral clavicular fracture with torn coracoclavicular ligaments, a 42-year-old woman presented with…
Lateral clavicular nonunion with intact coracoclavicular ligaments
10.1055/b-0034-86373 Lateral clavicular nonunion with intact coracoclavicular ligamentsRené K Marti Case description A 35-year-old woman sustained a lateral clavicular fracture in a bicycle accident. Nine months later the fracture did…
