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…
10.1055/b-0034-86373 Lateral clavicular nonunion with intact coracoclavicular ligamentsRené K Marti Case description A 35-year-old woman sustained a lateral clavicular fracture in a bicycle accident. Nine months later the fracture did…
10.1055/b-0034-86376 Large defect after multiple clavicular resectionsRené K Marti Case description A 33-year-old woman presented with a 5.5 cm defect non-union after multiple interventions to stabilize a fracture of the…
