Elbow Trauma
10.1055/b-0036-129612 Elbow Trauma Gertraud Gradl, Neil G. Harness, and David Ring The surgical treatment of adult elbow trauma, including traumatic elbow instability, has evolved rapidly in recent years because problems…
Tibial Shaft Fractures
10.1055/b-0036-129628 Tibial Shaft Fractures David P. Barei Fractures of the tibial shaft remain an extremely common injury and are the most common long-bone fracture that orthopaedists treat, having a frequency…
Distal Humeral Fractures
10.1055/b-0036-129611 Distal Humeral Fractures Lisa K. Cannada Articular fractures of the distal humerus represent only about 2% of all fractures, but they always present a challenge to the treating orthopaedic…
Hip Dislocations and Associated Fractures of the Femoral Head
10.1055/b-0036-129619 Hip Dislocations and Associated Fractures of the Femoral Head Mark R. Adams and Mark C. Reilly A dislocation of the hip is a relatively uncommon event typically caused by…
Humeral Shaft Fractures
10.1055/b-0036-129610 Humeral Shaft Fractures Stephen Andrew Sems Humeral shaft fractures account for about 1% of acute fractures in trauma registries, with an incidence of 14.5 per 100,000 people per year….
Thoracolumbar and Lumbar Spine Injuries
10.1055/b-0036-129607 Thoracolumbar and Lumbar Spine Injuries Steven M. Theiss Although thoracolumbar fractures make up just over half of the total number of spine fractures, these fractures are commonly associated with…
Lower Cervical Spine Injuries
10.1055/b-0036-129605 Lower Cervical Spine Injuries John Charles France and Jared Joseph Stefanko Injury to the lower cervical spine can be devastating to the trauma patient, and it remains the responsibility…
Injuries to the Cervicocranium
10.1055/b-0036-129604 Injuries to the Cervicocranium Carlo Bellabarba and Richard J. Bransford The cervicocranium consists of the osseoligamentous and neurovascular structures that extend from the skull base to C2. It includes…
Thoracic Spine Injuries
10.1055/b-0036-129606 Thoracic Spine Injuries Theodore J. Choma and Craig A. Kuhns Anatomy and Biomechanics Fractures of the thoracic spine, defined as injuries of the first through tenth thoracic vertebrae, are…
Care of the Soft Tissue Envelope
10.1055/b-0036-129597 Care of the Soft Tissue Envelope David A. Volgas The care and handling of the soft tissue is often the most crucial aspect of fracture management. In the 1950s…
