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Fractures Around the Knee

By Filippo Castoldi , Davide Edoardo Bonasia (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Year
2016
ISBN
978-3-319-28804-8, 978-3-319-28806-2
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-28806-2
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (15162278 bytes)
Series
Fracture Management Joint by Joint
Edition
1
Pages
VI, 161\164
Time added
2016-07-20 04:00:00
Surgical Orthopedics; Traumatic Surgery

Description

This comprehensive book is more than a complete reference on knee fractures and associated injuries: it is also a decision-making and surgical guide that will assist trauma, knee, sports medicine, and total joint surgeons in planning and executing specific procedures for different traumatic conditions of the knee. Each chapter addresses a particular condition and its management, explaining the traumatic mechanism and preoperative workup and then describing in detail the surgical steps, from patient positioning to the postoperative regimen. Guidance is also provided on complications and their management, and to complete the coverage, results from the relevant literature are described. The authors are world-renowned experts keen to share their knowledge and expertise regarding specific traumatic conditions of the knee. Both experienced surgeons and orthopedic residents will find this book to be an invaluable tool that will improve their practice when dealing with knee fractures.

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