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MEDICAL
Orthopaedics
Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic
Trauma Surgery 2E
Edited by
Paul Tornetta, III, MD
, Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of
Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston University Medical Center, Director of Orthopaedic
Trauma, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA
Editor-in-Chief:
SamW. Wiesel, MD
, Professor and Chairman, Department of
Orthopaedic Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington,
DC; Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Georgetown University
Hospital, Washington, DC
DESCRIPTION
Derived from Sam W. Wiesel’s four-volume
Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery
, this
single-volume resource contains the user-friendly, step-by-step information you need to confidently perform
the full range of operative techniques in trauma surgery. In one convenient place, you’ll find the entire
Trauma section, as well as relevant chapters from the Shoulder and Elbow; Hand, Wrist, and Forearm; and
Foot and Ankle sections of
Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery
. Superb full-color illustrations and
step-by-step explanations help you master surgical techniques, select the best procedure, avoid
complications, and anticipate outcomes. Written by global experts from leading institutions,
Operative
Techniques in Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery, Second Edition
, provides authoritative, easy-to-follow
guidance to both the novice trainee or experienced surgeon.
FEATURES
Step-by-step procedures are illustrated with outstanding full-color intraoperative photographs and
drawings that demonstrate how to perform each technique.
Each clinical problem is discussed in the same concise format: definition, anatomy, physical exams,
pathogenesis, natural history, contraindications, imaging and diagnostic studies, differential
diagnosis, non-operative management, surgical management, pearls and pitfalls, postoperative care,
outcomes, and complications.
Detailed descriptions of surgical anatomy help you master even the most challenging and highly
technical procedures.
Extensive use of bullet points and a highly templated format allow for quick and easy reference.
Ideal for quick preoperative review of the steps of a procedure, whether a familiar standard or a new
and evolving technique.
Hardbound / ISBN: 978-1-4511-9329-9 / ($261.99)
Approx 752 pp / 8 375 x 10 875 / January 2016
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