Intracapsular Hip Fractures
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Closed Fracture Management
Introduction James P. Waddell Introduction Nonoperative management of fractures is presumably as old as humankind. One would therefore anticipate that as part of the evolutionary biology of humans that there would…
Principles of Internal Fixation
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Compartment Syndromes
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Amputations in Trauma
General Principles History Amputation is no longer only the result of traumatic amputation or the real or perceived failure of limb salvage. Rather, amputation is now considered a viable and…
Pathologic Fractures
Introduction Pathologic fractures can be a source of diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to the practicing orthopaedic surgeon. These often unexpected fractures can be a significant cause of anxiety for patients,…
Medical Management of the Orthopaedic Trauma Patient
Acute Pain Management, Regional Anesthesia Techniques, and Management of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Richard Gannon Dean Mariano Daniel J. Gianoli Richard Sheppard In 1995, the president of the American Pain Society, Dr. James Campbell,…
Psychological, Social, and Functional Manifestations of Orthopaedic Trauma and Traumatic Brain Injury
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Principles and Complications of External Skeletal Fixation
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Outcome Assessment in Orthopaedic Traumatology
Introduction The last century has brought remarkable advances in the field of orthopaedic traumatology. The creation and dissemination of this new knowledge could not have been possible without the ability…
