Practical Manual for Musculoskeletal Trauma

Volume I: Principles and Management Protocols; Part I. General principles; 1. Principles of acute trauma management; 2. Organisation of a trauma service; 3. Classifications of fractures and dislocations; 4. Basic biomechanics of fracture fixations; 5. Imaging supports; 6. Casting and bracing techniques; 7. Traction techniques; 8. Anaesthesia for trauma patients - A practical approach; 9. Use of tourniquet; 10. Open fractures; 11. Complications of fractures; Part II. Management protocols; 12. Hand; 13. Distal radius; 14. Forearm; 15. Elbow; 16. Humeral shaft; 17. Shoulder; 18. Clavicle and scapula; 19. Cervical spine; 20. Thoraco-lumbar spine; 21. Pelvis; 22. Acetabulum; 23. Hip; 24. Femur; 25. Knee and patella; 26. Tibia and fibula; 27. Ankle; 28. Foot; 29. Fractures in children; 30. Management of burn injury; Part III. Appendix; 31. Equipment and instruments for operations; Index.<BR>Volume II: Operative Techniques in Fracture Fixations; 1. Basic techniques in fracture fixations; 2. Intramedullary nailing for femoral fractures; 3. Intramedullary nailing for tibial fractures; 4. Other intramedullary nails; 5. External fixations; 6. Juxta-articular fractures - Upper limb; 7. Juxta-articular fractures - Lower limb; 8. Hip fractures; 9. Acetabular and pelvic fractures; 10. Soft tissue surgery in Orthopaedic Trauma; 11. Bone grafts; Appendix; I. Tendon repair; II. Nerve repair; III. Vascular repair; IV. Minimally invasive surgery in Orthopaedic Trauma; Index.