Main description:

This comprehensive and illustrated reference work covers all aspects of growth plate fractures and their complications. It is based on the unique resources of the Mayo Clinic regarding patient follow-up. Following general reviews of growth plate fractures, 21 chapters deal with each epiphyseal growth plate in the body. All of these chapters are constructed similarly for easy and quick retrieval of the required information.

Contents:

Physeal Fractures: General Considerations.- Historical Review.- Anatomy and Growth.- Classification.- Epidemiology.- Evaluation.- Management.- Prognosis.- Complications.- Physeal Fractures: Anatomic Sites.- Phalanges of the Hand.- Distal Radius.- Distal Tibia.- Distal Fibula.- Metacarpal.- Phalanges of the Foot.- Distal Humerus.- Distal Ulna.- Proximal Humerus.- Distal Femur.- Metatarsals.- Proximal Tibia.- Proximal Radius.- Proximal Ulna.- Proximal Clavicle.- Pelvis: Triradiate Cartilage.- Distal Clavicle.- Proximal Femur.- Proximal Fibula.- Spine (Vertebral Physeal Endplate).- Ribs.- Partial Physeal Arrest.- Etiology.- Assessment.- Management: General.- Physeal Bar Excision.- Physeal Distraction.- Physeal Cartilage Transplantation.- Spontaneous Resolution.