Subaxial Cervical Spine Trauma
Introduction The subaxial cervical spine is composed of C3 through C7 vertebrae. Epidemiologic studies have shown cervical spine fractures or dislocations to occur in 2% to 3% of trauma patients….
Fracture of the Humeral Shaft
The following video is included with this chapter and may be viewed at https://expertconsult.inkling.com : 47-1. Complex humerus shaft fracture. Introduction: Scope and Purpose Fractures of the humeral shaft account…
Chronic Osteomyelitis
Background Bone infections have long been a source of challenge, and too often frustration, for patients and physicians alike. Despite significant advances over the past century in the diagnosis and…
Replantation
Introduction Replantation is the reattachment of a completely amputated part, and revascularization refers to restoration of blood flow to an incompletely amputated part with vascular compromise, regardless of the size…
Gunshot Wounds and Blast Injuries
Introduction Although violent crime continues to decline, approximately 74,000 nonfatal gunshot injuries were reported to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the United States in 2011, an increase of…
Medical Management of the Patient with Hip Fracture
The outcome of a patient with hip fracture is only partially related to the successful management of the fracture. Many elderly patients have multiple, significant concomitant illnesses. These comorbidities, as…
Principles and Complications of External Skeletal Fixation
Additional videos related to the subject of this chapter are available from the Medizinische Hochschule Hannover collection. The following video is included with this chapter and may be viewed at…
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,…
Biomechanics of Fractures
Introduction Understanding biomechanics is essential for an orthopaedic surgeon. Orthopaedic surgeons are architectural engineers of the human skeleton and their job in trauma is to repair the skeletal structure if…
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,…
