Handbook Orthopaedic Trauma Care

Orthopedic Trauma Care is a valuable resource for optimizing the care of orthopedic trauma patients. The book begins by presenting classification, wound and fracture healing, principles of fracture treatment, and information on the care of polytrauma patients. It closes with details on specific injuries and common complications and syndromes secondary to traumatic injuries.

1 Principles
Part I
2 Wound healing and fracture healing
3 Principles of fracture treatment
4 Polytrauma patients
Part II
5 Shoulder and humerus injuries
6 Elbow and forearm injuries
7 Wrist and hand injuries
8 Spine and pelvic injuries
9 Hip and femur injuries
10 Knee and lower leg injuries
11 Ankle and foot injuries
Part III
12 Complications of fracture healing
13 Contractures and chronic ligament instability
14 Compartment syndrome and psottraumatic dystrophy
15 Osteoporosis
16 Documentation