Kenneth Koval, Joseph Zuckerman

Hip Fractures (eBook, PDF)

A Practical Guide to Management
Illustrator: Nachamie, H.; Finch, M.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This volume addresses the issues, complications and treatments that face hip specialists and general orthopaedic surgeons in both the surgical and non-surgical treatment of hip fractures. Over 500 photographs and drawings explain the various types of hip fractures. In addition, this book covers epidemiology and mechanisms of injury, diagnosis, treatment principles, rehabilitation, outcome assessment, and the economics of treatment and prevention. Hip Fractures provides complete coverage of the diagnostic and technical techniques making it the definitive source for decision making.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer US
• Seitenzahl: 330
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781475740523
• Artikelnr.: 43993530

Autorenporträt

As the population of elderly peoples has begun to increase, so to has the frequency of hip fractures. While common hip fractures can often be complicated to treat and manage, Drs. Zuckerman's and Koval's book comprehensively addresses the different types of fractures and their treatment.

Inhaltsangabe

One Anatomy.- Two Epidemiology and Mechanism of Injury.- Three Diagnosis.- Four Treatment Principles.- Five Femoral Neck Fractures.- Six Intertrochanteric Fractures.- Seven Subtrochanteric Fractures.- Eight Pitfalls and Their Avoidance.- Nine Rehabilitation.- Ten Outcome Assessment.- Eleven Economics of Hip Fracture Treatment.- Twelve Prevention.