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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816921303321

Titolo

Shoulder and elbow trauma / / [edited by] Raffy Mirzayan, John M. Itamura

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Thieme, c2004

ISBN

1-63853-335-0

9786612950049

1-58890-596-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 213 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

MirzayanRaffy

ItamuraJohn M

Disciplina

617.5/704459

Soggetti

Shoulder - Wounds and injuries

Elbow - Wounds and injuries

Fractures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Shoulder and Elbow Trauma; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Contributors; Section I. Elbow Trauma; 1. Dislocations, Fracture Dislocations, and Instability; 2. Radial Head Fractures; 3. Capitellum Fractures; 4. Olecranon Fractures; 5. Intra-articular Distal Humerus Fractures; 6. Open Fractures, Infections, Non/Malunion and HeterotopicOssification of the Shoulder and Elbow; 7. Soft Tissue Coverage of the Elbow; 8. The Post-traumatic Stiff Elbow: Overview and Management; 9. Pediatric Elbow Fractures; Section II. Shoulder Trauma

10. Sternoclavicular Injuries; 11. Clavicle Fractures, Malunions, and Nonunions; 12. Distal Clavicle Fractures and Acromioclavicular Joint Injuries; 13. Two- and Three-Part Fractures of the Proximal Humerus; 14. Four-Part Proximal Humerus Fractures Treated with Hemiarthroplasty; 15. Soft Tissue Coverage of the Shoulder; Index

Sommario/riassunto

While certain elbow and shoulder fractures were previously not surgically treatable, new implants have revolutionized therapy procedures in this field.