Main description:

Contemporary Surgical Management of Fractures and Complications, Volume Three provides orthopaedic surgeons with the most up to date information on the treatment of paediatric fractures and avoidance of complications.

Each of the twelve chapters presents a specific type of paediatric fracture, guiding surgeons step by step through the history, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, complications and their management. A complete chapter is dedicated to paediatric spine trauma and the importance of early diagnosis and appropriate management.

Authored by internationally recognised experts from Pennsylvania, this comprehensive guide includes numerous clinical photographs, illustrations and tables.

Volumes one and two, authored by Asif Ilyas and Saqib Rahman, also from Pennsylvania, published in March 2013.

Key points

Provides orthopaedic surgeons with most recent information on treatment of paediatric fractures
Complete chapter dedicated to paediatric spine trauma
Internationally recognised Pennsylvania-based authors
Volumes one and two published in March 2013

Contents:

Pediatric Spine Trauma
Fractures of the Shoulder and Humerus
Fractures of the Pediatric Elbow I: Supracondylar Humerus, Lateral Condyle, Transphyseal Distal Humerus and Capitellum Fractures
Fractures of the Pediatric Elbow II: Fractures of the Medial Epicondyle, Radial Neck and Olecranon
Management of Forearm Fractures and Acute Monteggia Fractures in Children and Adolescents
Fractures of the Hand and Wrist
Pediatric Pelvic Fractures and Fractures/Dislocations of the Hip
Femoral Shaft Fractures
Fractures about the Knee
Tibial Shaft Fractures
Fractures of the Pediatric Ankle and Foot
Neglected Fractures and Dislocations in Children and Adolescents