Thompson MD, Dan A. Zlotolow MD

Handbook of Splinting and Casting (eBook, ePUB)

Mobile Medicine Series

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Handbook of Splinting and Casting, by Drs. Stephen R. Thompson and Dan A. Zlotolow, gives you practical, portable, step-by-step instructions on the most common techniques for initial orthopaedic injury management. Find all you need to know about the latest splinting and casting practices, analgesia procedures, reduction maneuvers, and more, quickly and easily. The highly templated format with hundreds of illustrations and photographs outlines the steps you must follow to perform each technique properly. Part of the popular Mobile Medicine Series, this pocket-sized reference is ideal for any point-of-care health professional.

• Stabilize any break or fracture at the point of care by referring to this portable, pocket-sized reference.
• Perform each procedure flawlessly by following nearly 500 step-by-step illustrations and concise accompanying instructions.
• Get all the guidance you need with complete sections on Orthopaedic Analgesia, Reduction Maneuvers, Splints and Casts, and Traction Maneuvers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier HealthScience EN
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780323086660
• Artikelnr.: 38188097

Autorenporträt

Stephen R. Thompson, MD, MEd, FRCSC is a sports medicine orthopaedic surgeon at Northern Light Orthopedics. He completed his medical school at the University of Sydney, Residency at University of Maryland and Fellowship at the Fowler-Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic in London, Ontario and then his second at the Oakville Sports Injury Clinic in Oakville, Ontario.Dr. Thompson is a recognized expert in sports medicine. He is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the widely used and highly respected reference textbook DeLee and Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. Dr. Thompson has spent a significant time studying medical education and standardized testing. He has applied this knowledge in his role as the Editor-in-Chief of Miller's Review of Orthopaedics.Dan A. Zlotolow, M.D., is a board-certified orthopaedic hand surgeon for Shriners Hospitals for Children - Philadelphia. Dr. Zlotolow's specialties include care for brachial plexus, peripheral nerve injuries, spinal cord injury upper limb reconstruction, congenital differences of the upper limb, arthrogryposis and acute flaccid myelitis. Dr. Zlotolow is a contributing member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and past president of the Manus Club. He is also an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at Temple University School of Medicine and a visiting professor at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I: Analgesia

1. Basic Principles of Analgesia

2. Hematoma Block

3. Elbow Block

4. Wrist Block

5. Digital Block

6. Ankle Block

7. Intra-articular Ankle Block

PART 2: Reduction Maneuvers

8. Basic Principles of Reduction Maneuvers

9. Shoulder and Elbow Reduction

10. Forearm, Wrist, and Hand Reduction

11. Pelvis and Lower Extremity Reduction

PART 3: Splints and Casts

12. Basics of Splinting and Casting

13. Upper Extremity Splints and Casts

14. Lower Extremity Splints and Casts

PART 4: Traction Maneuvers

15. Femoral Skeletal Traction

16. Tibial Skeletal Traction

17. Calcaneal Skeletal Traction

18. Cervical Spine Traction with Gardner Wells Tongs