This PDF book
covers the following topics related to Orthopaedic Surgery : Overview,
Introduction, Work Environments, The Operating Room, The Floor, The Emergency
Department, Nights On Call, Student Talks and Journal Article Presentations,
Orthopaedic Divisions, Adult Reconstruction, Foot and Ankle, Hand/Upper
Extremity, Pediatrics, Spine, Sports Medicine, Trauma.
This book describes under-reported topics and treatments
in spinal deformity, as well as a very interesting autobiographical case study
from one of the authors detailing his self-management approach to his own spinal
deformity.
A
unique approach had to be utilised to develop a guideline that would be of
benefit to patients, clinicians and healthcare providers in the treatment of
complex fractures. Topics covered includes: Open fractures, Pelvic fractures,
Pilon fractures in adults and intra-articular distal tibia fractures in
children, Detecting compartment syndrome, Splinting of lower limb long bone
fractures, Whole-body CT, Access to the skills required for the management of
people with complex fractures.
Osteoarthritis refers to a clinical syndrome of joint pain
accompanied by varying degrees of functional limitation and reduced quality of
life. This guideline update was originally intended to include recommendations
based on a review of new evidence about the use of paracetamol, etoricoxib and
fixed-dose combinations of NSAIDs plus gastroprotective agents in the management
of osteoarthritis.
Author(s): National Institute for Health and Care
Excellence,UK
Sports injuries are injuries that occur in athletic activities or
exercising. The purpose of this book is to review the state of the art of the
actual knowledge on muscle tears in athletes, in particular for what concern the
biology of muscle healing, the conservative and surgical treatments and the
preventive aspects. Therefore, this textbook can be a valid tool for all Sport
Medicine practitioners such as physicians, physiotherapists and fitness
coaches.
Author(s): Gian Nicola Bisciotti and Cristiano
Eirale
The
focus of this lecture note is to familiarize the student with the mechanical
considerations underlying the broad range of implants currently used in the
practice of orthopaedic surgery. Particular emphasis will be placed upon
understanding the biomechanical factors involved in device design.
Low back pain is a common disorder involving the muscles,
nerves, and bones of the back. This book includes two sections. Section one is
about basic science, epidemiology, risk factors and evaluation, section two is
about clinical science especially different approach in exercise therapy.