ABC of Orthopaedics and Trauma

Description

Fully illustrated throughout with a wide range of scans, images and line drawings, ABC of Orthopaedics and Trauma provides practical guidance on the diagnosis, treatment and management of orthopaedic conditions, and assists with the initial assessment based on common presentations. Written by a team of renowned expert orthopaedic surgeons and rheumatologists, it includes coverage of the current national guidelines from NICE and professional bodies. Twenty-four chapters cover all the major areas of this vast speciality using a digestible and reader-friendly approach, including sections on fractures, joint replacements, rheumatological disorders, osteoarthritis, emergencies, and post-operative care. Introduction to specialist topics like metabolic bone disease, peripheral nerve injury, paediatric orthopaedics and tumours are also featured. Topics consist of history and examination, investigation and initial management of common orthopaedic trauma and elective presentations. In addition, this full-colour, user-friendly reference guide offers readers a look at the day-to-day clinical practice of a speciality that will affect at least half of the global population at some point, covering further chapters on epidemiology, biomechanics, common procedures, future developments and education. ABC of Orthopaedics and Trauma is an excellent resource for all healthcare professionals caring for patients with musculoskeletal and orthopaedic related disorders. This will be a valuable reference to orthopaedic trainees, sports physicians, physiotherapists, nurses, occupational therapists, clinical researchers and student doctors. Foreword, ix Contributors, xi Preface, xiii Abbreviations, xv 1 General Overview, 1 Kapil Sugand, Anita Khurwal, and Chinmay M. Gupte 2 Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Disease, 7 David Metcalfe 3 Orthopaedic Investigations, 11 Adil Ajuied, Christian Smith, and Cynthia Gupte 4 Orthopaedic Trauma, 23 Aamer Nisar, Chinmay M. Gupte, and Rajarshi Bhattacharya 5 Management of Adult Fractures, 29 Aamer Nisar, Chinmay M. Gupte, and Rajarshi Bhattacharya 6 Shoulder and Elbow, 37 Andrew Sankey and Peter Reilly 7 Hand and Wrist, 47 Issaq Ahmed and Philippa Rust 8 Pelvis and Acetabulum, 59 Hani B Abdul‐Jabar and Jasvinder Daurka 9 The Hip, 67 Simond Jagernauth and Joshua KL Lee 10 The Knee, 75 Nawfal Al‐Hadithy and Chinmay M. Gupte 11 Foot and Ankle, 85 Nadeem Mushtaq, Ali Abbasian, Kapil Sugand, and Chinmay M. Gupte 12 Spine, 95 Syed Aftab and Robert Lee 13 Paediatric Orthopaedics, 105 Bassel El‐Osta, Alex Shearman, and Neel Mohan 14 Orthopaedic Emergencies, 117 14.1 Emergency: Dislocated Hip, 117 Simond Jagernauth and Joshua KL Lee 14.2 Emergency: Locked Knee and Dislocation, 119 Sohail Yousaf, Mubeen Nazar, and Chinmay M. Gupte 14.3 Emergency: Acute Shoulder Dislocation, 123 Andrew Sankey and Peter Reilly 14.4 Emergency: Supracondylar Fractures of Distal Humerus in Children, 125 Alex Shearman, Bassel El‐Osta, and Neel Mohan 14.5 Emergency: Septic Arthritis, 128 James Donaldson and Jonathan Miles 14.6 Compartment Syndrome, 131 Ahsan Sheeraz 14.7 Emergency: Cauda Equina Syndrome, 133 Syed Aftab and Robert Lee 15 Orthopaedic Procedures, 135 Simon Mordecai and Jacqueline Waterman 16 Prevention and Postoperative Care, 141 Ahsan Sheeraz 17 Osteoarthritis, 149 Alexander L. Dodds and Dinesh Nathwani 18 Inflammatory Diseases, 155 Sanam Kia and Sonya Abraham 19 Bone and Joint Infections, 163 James Donaldson and Jonathan Miles 20 Metabolic Bone Diseases, 173 Michael Fertleman, Shuli Levy, and Georgina Meredith 21 Bone and Soft Tissue Tumours, 181 Rej Bhumbra 22 Peripheral Nerve Injury (PNI), 187 Rishi Dhir, Kapil Sugand, and Tom Quick 23 Orthopaedic Biomechanics, 195 Hussein Taki and Bernard van Duren 24 Tools of the Trade, 199 Mike Rafferty Index, 207