Peter V. Giannoudis 
Fracture Reduction and Fixation Techniques [PDF ebook] 
Upper Extremities

In this highly illustrated book, the techniques of fracture reduction are clearly demonstrated using a step-wise approach with real time intra-operative photographs. Tips and tricks for how to avoid pitfalls are presented by a panel of experts and all upper extremity anatomical sites are included to give the readers a complete overview of how to perform reduction techniques for different fracture types. This book will be an essential guide for surgeons to utilise the available reduction instruments and preserve the vitality of the surrounding soft tissues and bone.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Fracture Healing: Back to Basics and Latest Advances.- Instruments Used in Fracture Reduction.- Direct and Indirect Reduction: Definitions, Indications, and Tips and Tricks.- Part II Innovations in Fracture Reduction.- Innovations in Fracture Reduction Computer-Assisted Surgery.- Inflatable Bone Tamp (Osteoplasty) for Reduction of Intra-articular Fractures.- Innovations in Fracture Reduction: Poller Screws.- Assessment of Reduction.- General Principles of Preoperative Planning.- Part III An Anatomical Based Approach: Upper Extremity.- Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocation.- Sternoclavicular Joint Dislocations.- Clavicle Fracture.- Scapula Fractures.- Humeral Head Avulsion of Greater Tuberosity.- Fractures of Proximal Humerus Open Reduction and Internal Fixation.- Humeral Shaft Fractures (Transverse, Oblique, Butterfly, Bifocal).- Distal Humerus Fracture.- Olecranon Fractures.- Coronoid Fractures.- Radial Head and Neck Fracture.- Monteggia Fracture and Monteggia-Like Lesion – Treatment Strategies and Intraoperative Reduction Techniques.- Forearm Fractures.- Galeazzi Fracture.- Distal Radius Fracture.- Distal Ulna Fractures.- Scaphoid Fracture.- Perilunate Dislocation.- Metacarpal Fractures.- Bennett Fracture and Fracture of Trapeziometacarpal Joint of the Thumb.- Hand-Phalanx Fracture-Dislocation (PIP Joint).- Index.

Über den Autor

Peter V. Giannoudis, MD, Ph D is Professor and Chairman within Academic Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Leeds, School of Medicine, UK.