Children's Orthopaedics and Fractures - Rilegato

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0443064598 ISBN 13: 9780443064593

Casa editrice: Churchill Livingstone, 2001

Riassunto

Children's Orthopaedics and Fractures 2e deals with all aspects of the clinical management of all paediatric orthopaedic disorders and fractures. Sections on common disorders of the skeletal, haematopoietic and neuromuscular systems, as well as diagnosis and management of paediatric fractures are featured in this new edition. Both trainee and practising orthopaedic surgeons will benefit from this complete and detailed review of paediatric orthopaedics and trauma.

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Contenuti:

Section 1: Overview
General principles.
Growth and its normal variants.
The disabled child in society.
Regional analgesia and pain relief in children.
Imaging.

Section 2: Generalised Disorders
Bone, cartilage, fibrous tissue, genetics.
Metabolic and endocrine disorders of the skeleton.
Blood disorders and AIDS.
Infections of bones and joints.
Tuberculosis of bones, joints and spine.
Children's orthopaedics in the tropics.
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Bone tumours.

Section 3: Neuromuscular Disorders
Neurology overview.
Hereditary and developmental neuromuscular disorders.
Neural tube defects, spina bifida and spinal dysraphism.
Poliomyelitis.
Orthopaedic management of cerebral palsy.
Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita.

Section 4: Regional Disorders
Developmental anomalies of the upper limb, hand and shoulder.
Management of obstetrical plexus injuries and rotation osteotomies of the humerus.
Classification and Management of lower limb reduction anomalies.
The Limping Child.
Congenital dislocation of the hip.
Legg-Calve-Perthes' disease.
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis.
The knee.
Leg length discrepancy.
The foot and ankle.
Congenital disorders of the cervical spine.
Thoraco-lumbar spine - Back pain in children.
Spinal deformity.
Spondylolisthesis.

Section 5: Fractures
Principles of fracture care and pathological fractures.
Fracture epidemiology.
Polytrauma.
Fractures of the growth plate.
Birth Injuries and non-accidental injuries.
Fractures of the shoulder, upper limb and hand.
Fractures of the pelvis, lower limb and foot.
Spinal fractures.

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• Editore: Churchill Livingstone
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0443064598
• ISBN 13: 9780443064593
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 704
• Redattore: Benson Michael K. D., Fixen John A., Macnicol Malcolm, Parsch Klaus