10.1055/b-0034-85575 1.6 Equipment Operating room table Sari Cohen Introduction Operating tables Parts and accessories Further reading Image intensifier Poh Yan Lim, Merng Koon Wong Radiation safety Documentation Further reading Pneumatic…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
