Product Description

Fracture management is fundamental to Orthopaedic practice. This book's easy-to-use format helps diagnose, classify, and most importantly, manage the fractures and ligamentous injuries most likely to be seen in clinical practice. Organized by anatomic region, the text enables the user to form a diagnosis based on physical and radiographic findings, then focuses on the basic principles of fracture management using an array of superb line drawings and X-rays. Chapters cover the anatomy surrounding the fracture, various possible mechanisms of injury, classification of fractures, clinical evaluation, indications and treatment (operative and non-operative), results, late complications, and summary/reflections.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #950886 in Books
• Published on: 2000-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 399 pages

From the Back Cover
Handbook of Fractures offers residents and primary care professionals a bankable source of quick, authoritative, and superbly illustrated answers on all types of fractures. Written by leading orthopaedic surgeons, this updated edition helps you expertly diagnose, classify and most importantly manage every type of fracture and ligamentous injury commonly seen in clinical practice. Features include: easy-to-use organization by anatomic region; superb line drawings and x-rays illustrating diagnostic and management procedures; diagnosis with physical and radiographic findings; anatomy surrounding the fracture; differentiation of mechamisms of injury; fracture classification; indications for operative treatment; expected results; management of late complications; summaries and reflections.

About the Author
John Elstrom[F]John A. Elstrom, MD
Associate Professor
University of Illinois
Chicago, IL [R]Clayton Perry[F]Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
US Center for Sports Medicine
St. Louis, MO

Customer Reviews

High yield pocketbook of fractures in text form
This pocketbook includes anatomy, mechanism of injury, classification, initial and definitive treatment, and complications of fractures and dislocations. It is very helpful when seeing patients in the Emergency Room. There are both drawing and photos of X-rays. The information is presented in text form -- this is it's one negative point -- tables would be a more appropriate and accessible format.