2016 Medical Reference Catalogue

MEDICAL

Orthopaedics

Surgical Exposures in Orthopaedics: The Anatomic Approach 5E

By Stanley Hoppenfeld MD Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Attending Physician, Jack D. Weiler Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Attending Physician, Jack D. Weiler Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Hospital and Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, Bronx, NY

DESCRIPTION Through four outstanding editions, this highly regarded text has provided a clear, surgeon’s-point of view of orthopaedic anatomy using easy-to-follow descriptions accompanied by hundreds of superb, full-color illustrations. The state-of-the-art fifth edition brings you up to date with recent changes in the field, using a highly relevant anatomic approach that has become increasingly important as approaches become smaller. Designed to increase your anatomic knowledge, increase safety, and improve patient outcomes, this updated resource is a must-have reference for today’s orthopaedic surgeon.

FEATURES 

Each chapter details the techniques and pitfalls of a surgical approach , gives a clear preview of an atomic landmarks and incisions, and highlights potential dangers of superficial and deep dissection.  Seventeen high-quality procedural videos provide over an hour of surgeries from every relevant angle, including a split screen with diagrams.  U pdates of existing surgical approaches include expanded approaches for emergency decompression of a compartment syndrome of the lower leg and forearm, as well as the addition of a classic approach to fixation of distal radial fractures.  New coverage of the posterior and postero-lateral approaches to the tibial plateau, surgical dislocation of the hip, a minimally invasive anterior approach to the hip joint, and the lateral approach to the metatarso phalangeal joint of the hallux.  Revisions include clear depictions of the iliopectinal fascia and the step technique for the flip osteotomy of the greater trochanter.

Hardbound / ISBN: 978-1-4963-0947-1 / ($264.99 ) Approx 840 pp / 8 3 x 10.8 / 2016

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