Main description:

As the incidence of distal radius fractures increases, so too does the importance of this classic volume. Fully revised and expanded, with new illustrations and radiographs and new chapters on the distal radioulnar joint, late complications and future fracture techniques, no orthopaedic surgeon can be without this comprehensive and complete guide to the treatment of what are remarkably complex injuries.

Contents:

1. The Fracture of the Distal End of the Radius: An Historical Perspective. 2. Epidemiology, Mechanism, Classification. 3. Functional and Radiographic Anatomy. 4. Surgical Techniques. 5. Extraarticular Bending Fractures. 6. Articular Marginal Shearing Fractures. 7. Compression Fractures of the Articular Surface. 8. Radiocarpal Fracture-dislocation. 9. Complex Fractures of the Distal Radius, Type V. 10. Malunion of the Distal End of the Radius. 11. Early Complications. 12. Acute and Chronic Derangement of the Distal Radioulnar Joint Associated with Distal Radius Fracture.