Orthopaedics

Pages: 528,
Specialty: Orthopaedics,
Publisher: Elsevier,
Publication Year: 2006,
Cover: Hardback,
Dimensions: 221x281.9x27.9mm

This is a comprehensive, one-stop resource on the surgical management of knee disorders in children and adolescents. This state-of-the-art reference examines both acquired and congenital conditions as well as a range of non-surgical problems. Throughout the text, readers will find 250 clinical illustrations, descriptions of the injection areas for the knee, key points, and tips on technique that make practical guidance easy to understand and apply.show more

Weight: 1.66 KG
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Pages: 348,
Specialty: Orthopaedics,
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer,
Publication Year: 2018,
Cover: Paperback,
Dimensions: 127x203mm

From the office to the operating room to the emergency department, this practical, pocket-sized guide is an essential guide for advanced practice providers of orthopaedic care. Filling an important resource gap for the orthopaedic team, this manual focuses on the aspects of musculoskeletal care that an advanced care practitioner will commonly provide in daily practice. It clearly covers the specific skills and knowledge that enable physician assistants and nurse practitioners to provide high-quality, cost-effective care, with the goal of restoring each patient to maximum functional capacity and quality of life. Features:Offers concise coverage of topics essential to advanced care practitioners, including a wide variety of musculoskeletal conditions, procedures, and paperwork references required in today's health care.Covers the role of the advanced practice provider, evaluation of new patients, orthopaedic surgical patients, operative management, nonoperative conditions, administrative services, office procedures, and more.Includes tips and tricks of the trade useful for all advanced care practitioners.Ideal for use in any practice setting, as well as for the nonphysician health care provider who attends to patients presenting to the emergency department with acute traumatic musculoskeletal complaints.Your book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS, Android, PC & Mac. Take advantage of these practical features that will improve your eBook experience:The ability to download the eBook on multiple devices at one time - providing a seamless reading experience online or offlinePowerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that allow you to search within this book, or across your entire library of VitalSource eBooksMultiple viewing options that enable you to scale images and text to any size without losing page clarity as well as responsive designThe ability to highlight text and add notes with one clickshow more

Weight: 0.45 KG
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Pages: 326,
Specialty: Orthopaedics,
Publisher: Thieme,
Publication Year: 2009,
Cover: Hardback,
Dimensions: 220x286x20mm

Written by leading authorities in the field of spine care, this book is a comprehensive reference for the latest techniques for managing intervertebral disc disorders affecting the lumbar spine. Divided into four main sections, the book opens with a review of fundamental basic science concepts, including epidemiology, anatomy, pathophysiology, biology, biomechanics, and mechanisms of pain. The second section focuses on the management of disc herniation, with chapters guiding clinicians from the pathophysiology of the herniated disc to clinical presentation to various treatment strategies. The final sections of the book present in-depth coverage of degenerative disc disease and provide essential information for imaging and testing, diagnosis, patient screening, treatment, and rehabilitation. Highlights: * Detailed coverage of the latest innovations in the field, including nonsurgical treatments, minimally invasive procedures, biologic techniques, and motion-preserving procedures, enables clinicians to select the appropriate treatment for each clinical situation * More than 200 high-quality illustrations and images demonstrate key concepts * Valuable discussion of safety considerations and how to avoid and manage potential complications Ideal for practitioners and trainees with a focus on spinal disorders, this book will be an invaluable resource for orthopaedists, neurosurgeons, pain specialists, physiatrists, neuroradiologists, and researchers in these specialties.

Weight: 1.3 KG
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Pages: 420,
Specialty: Orthopaedics,
Publisher: Elsevier India,
Publication Year: 2015,
Cover: Paperback

Timely, accurate, and up-to-date text clearly explaining the fundamentals of fracture healing and bone fixation in a format that is concise, well organized and easy to follow. It is extremely well illustrated and addresses the biomechanical principles and usage techniques of the wide range of modern orthopaedic trauma implants in use today. . An in-depth resource to the amply stocked tool-box of today's fracture surgeon . A compendium of fracture fixation written by an experienced surgeon for fellows, residents and masters . A detailed overview of biomechanics, biology, implants and materials relevant to fracture care . Elegantly illustrated and lucidly explained presentations of today's fracture fixation devices . The designs, the application techniques in various anatomical regions, mechanical effects, hazards and contraindications are described along elucidative graphics . Not so commonly found details of intramedullary nail and use of Poller screws in its insertion, hazards of use of traction table, methods to perfect insertion of intramedullary hip fixation device, minute details of cables, pins and wires, several configurations of external fixator, new concept of reverse dynamization, a brief exposure of spinal instrumentation and several techniques of minimal invasive osteosynthesis are a few of its features show more

Weight: 0.6 KG
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Pages: 496,
Specialty: Orthopaedics,
Publisher: Elsevier,
Publication Year: 2011,
Cover: Mixed media product,
Dimensions: 220.98x281.94x25.4mm

"The Comprehensive Treatment of the Aging Spine" provides all the state-of-the-art coverage you need on both operative and non-operative treatments for different clinical pathologies of the aging spine. Dr James Yue and a team of talented, pioneering orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons cover hot topics like minimally invasive fusion, dynamic stabilization, state-of-the-art intraspinous and biologic devices, and more. It is in print and online.

Weight: 1.61 KG
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Pages: 1792,
Specialty: Orthopaedics,
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer,
Publication Year: 2007,
Cover: Hardback,
Dimensions: 241.3x302.26x109.22mm

Now in its Second Edition, this two-volume reference is the only current book available that focuses on the adult hip. More than 100 chapters by the foremost leaders in hip surgery provide comprehensive coverage of disorders of the adult hip - from practical basic science to detailed surgical techniques including hip arthroscopy and developing techniques in minimally invasive surgery. More than 2,600 illustrations complement the text. This edition has new chapters on minimally invasive surgery of the hip. Other new topics covered include use of fiber metal mesh in acetabular revision reconstruction, revision press-fit Wagner type of stems, and implant retrievals.

Weight: 5.1 KG
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Pages: 432,
Specialties: Orthopaedics, Rheumatology,
Publisher: Elsevier,
Publication Year: 2013,
Cover: Paperback,
Dimensions: 190x246x22mm

Winner of the prize for New Edited Book at The Royal Society of Medicine & The Society of Authors' Medical Book Awards, this textbook for medical students covers orthopaedics, trauma and rheumatology in one volume. It offers both core information regarding what the student needs to know about these specialties and an extensive series of cases with questions and answers that illustrate the thinking behind common everyday practice. The book offers a standard approach to history taking and physical examination, and relevant anatomy, highlighting the reasons for the different approaches within each specialty as required.

Weight: 1 KG
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Pages: 496,
Specialty: Orthopaedics,
Publisher: Elsevier,
Publication Year: 2008,
Cover: Mixed media product,
Dimensions: 187.96x243.84x25.4mm

This is a textbook for medical students covering orthopaedics, trauma and rheumatology, offering both core information regarding what the student needs to know about these subject areas and an extensive series of cases with questions and answers that illustrate the thinking behind common everyday practice. The package also offers online access to the text and images, plus an additional 80 interactive MCQs and answers.

Weight: 1.04 KG
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Pages: 1090,
Specialty: Orthopaedics,
Publisher: Jaypee,
Publication Year: 2008,
Cover: Hardback,
Dimensions: 214x278x16mm

This IOA sponsored textbook in 4 volumes covers every conceivable topic, problem, disorder and question on orthopedics particularly in Indian tropical conditions that afflict the human beings. This mammoth creation is an excellent collection of topics written by experienced and knowledgeable orthopedic surgeons. This scholarly work done by the erudite editor is brought out by Indian Orthopedic Association. The contributors have put in the best of their mite to present the latest and most up-to-date knowledge and the recent trends as well as concerns on orthopedic problems in developing countries. The problems associated with Osteosynthesis and recent trends in nailing interlocking have been elaborately described. The common problems of neglected fractures and their management which every surgeon encounters in the practice are well covered. The conditions associated with traumatology and their complications are nicely covered in these 4 volumes. It addresses all the issues and conditions that orthopedicians come across in their daily practice. The collective experiences of the best experts in the field of orthopedics and trauma is provided to the benefit of every student and practitioner so as to alleviate human suffering from their present desperate conditions. The problems about paralytic, poliomyelitis, pyogenic infections of bones and joints, tuberculous disease of bones and joints, mycotic infections, the neural and osteoarticular damage caused by Hansen's infections specially among young children and infants including the newborn are very well explained. These diseases are mostly afflicting the poorer sections of the society. It addresses this challenge to orthopedic surgeons to deal with these diseases and disabilities of the locomotors system. Also the management of polytrauma is adequately described. The subject of this book is the largest speciality of surgery which is fully encompassed in four volumes provides the core knowledge with key concepts and clinical skills needed to excel in every aspect of orthopedics. This book will act as a pathfinder and guide to orthopedic surgeons. In these volumes readers will find concise, clinically focused coverage of the surgical techniques one needs to know to obtain optimal patient management along with relevant anatomy, biomechanics, limb salvage techniques, imaging, arthroscopy, and much more. It is a perfect resource for training and clinical reference. It delivers the practical knowledge of trauma diagnosis and management with a consistent organization by body region, summary tables and boxes and detailed illustrations. An emphasis on evidence based treatment helps to select proven management approaches for every patient.show more

Weight: 1.24 KG
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