MUSCULOSKELETAL MEDICINE
OTHER PAIN SYNDROMES
CHAPTER 11 Other Pain Syndromes EPIDEMIOLOGY EPIDEMIOLOGY OF WIDESPREAD PAIN Definition • ≥4 anatomic sites (with bilateral counting one) for 3 months or longer although not universally accepted Prevalence • Up to…
WRIST AND HAND
CHAPTER 5 Wrist and Hand EPIDEMIOLOGY OF WRIST AND HAND PAIN WRIST AND HAND PAIN IN THE GENERAL POPULATION Prevalence and common causes • 3% to 26% (significant hand disability in…
Vascular Trauma
Fig. 15.1 Entrance wound of a shotgun injury Fig. 15.2 Exit wound of a shotgun injury Fig. 15.3 Closer look at exit wound in Fig. 15.2 The vascular trauma resulting…
Management of the Upper Limb Soft-Tissue Injuries
Fig. 6.1 Preoperative marking of the digitodorsometacarpal flap Fig. 6.2 Immediate postoperative image of the digitodorsometacarpal flap used to cover the middle finger defect Fig. 6.3 Six-month follow-up on the…
Management of Lower Limb Fractures
Fig. 11.1 A 26-year-old male sustained a shrapnel injury to his left lower extremity . He was treated initially with an external fixator, which was removed 6 months later. Patient…
Management of Upper Limb Fractures
Fig. 8.1 A 32-year-old woman with blast injury to left shoulder. Proximal humerus comminuted fracture with extensive soft-tissue loss. Multiple debridement of necrotic tissue and latissimus dorsi muscle flap for…
Amputations and Prostheses
Fig. 17.1 Standard Burgess posterior flap In combat-related lower extremity injuries however, it is difficult to rely on only one learned technique. Rarely is the surgeon able to perform a…
The Management of Penetrating Neck Injuries
Fig. 4.1 Anatomy and classification of neck zones . Reprinted from Ryan’s Ballistic Trauma, Neck injury, 2011, 395–418, Matthew J. Borkon, Bryan A. Cotton, with permission of Springer Fig. 4.2…
