Terms And Definitions
Terms And Definitions Robert L. Kalb This chapter presents the terms, definitions, and descriptions of fractures and fracture management. DISPLACEMENT The bone is separated at the fracture site, and there…
Introduction To Office Fracture Management
Introduction To Office Fracture Management Robert L. Kalb Primary care physicians are able to treat a wide range of fractures in the office and obtain good clinical outcomes. Your level…
External Fixation Postoperative Care and Rehabilitation
External Fixation Postoperative Care and Rehabilitation Paul S. Cooper Introduction Complications seen in the postoperative period with the use of external fixation in the lower extremity are numerous and range…
Stepwise Approach to Equinus Deformity Correction with Circular External Fixation
Stepwise Approach to Equinus Deformity Correction with Circular External Fixation Mikhail L. Samchukov Alexander M. Cherkashin Edgardo Rodriguez John G. Birch Introduction Equinus deformity is generally defined as a limitation…
Stepwise Approach to Bone Loss, Transport, and Lengthening with External Fixation
Stepwise Approach to Bone Loss, Transport, and Lengthening with External Fixation Vasilios D. Polyzois Ioannis A. Ignatiadis Alexandru V. Georgescu Spyridon G. Pneumaticos Introduction Bone transport is perhaps one of…
Surgical Off-loading External Fixation and Plastic Reconstruction of the Foot and Ankle
Surgical Off-loading External Fixation and Plastic Reconstruction of the Foot and Ankle Crystal L. Ramanujam Zacharia Facaros Thomas Zgonis Introduction Surgical off-loading external fixation serves as a unique method for…
Stepwise Approach to Foot and Ankle Osteomyelitis and External Fixation
Stepwise Approach to Foot and Ankle Osteomyelitis and External Fixation Roberto H. Rodriguez Luke C. Jeffries Thomas Zgonis Introduction Osteomyelitis of the foot and ankle remains a serious and common…
Stepwise Approach to Charcot Hindfoot/Ankle Reconstruction and External Fixation
Stepwise Approach to Charcot Hindfoot/Ankle Reconstruction and External Fixation Paul S. Cooper Thomas Zgonis Introduction Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN) hindfoot/ankle deformities are the most unstable and therefore the most urgent of…
Stepwise Approach to Adult and Pediatric Foot and Ankle Malunions/Nonunions and External Fixation
Stepwise Approach to Adult and Pediatric Foot and Ankle Malunions/Nonunions and External Fixation Alexander M. Cherkashin Mikhail L. Samchukov John G. Birch John J. Stapleton Thomas Zgonis Introduction Management of…
Stepwise Approach to Charcot Midfoot Reconstruction and External Fixation
Stepwise Approach to Charcot Midfoot Reconstruction and External Fixation Paul S. Cooper Crystal L. Ramanujam Zacharia Facaros Thomas Zgonis Introduction The management of Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN) midfoot deformities has evolved…
