The Broken Scaphoid

Obtain the best outcomes from the latest techniques with help from a "who's who" of orthopaedic trauma experts! In print and online, you'll find the in-depth knowledge you need to manage any type of traumatic injury in adults. Major updates keep you up to speed on current trends such as the management of osteoporotic and fragility fractures, locked plating technology, post-traumatic reconstruction, biology of fracture repair, biomechanics of fractures and fixation, disaster management, occupational hazards of radiation and blood-borne infection, effective use of orthotics, and more. A DVD of operative video clips shows you how to perform 25 key procedures step by step. A new, full-color page layout makes it easier to locate the answers you need quickly. And now, for the first time, you can access the complete contents online, for enhanced ease and speed of reference! Complete, absolutely current coverage of relevant anatomy and biomechanics, mechanisms of injury, diagnostic approaches, treatment options, and associated complications equips you to confidently approach every form of traumatic injury.

This book provides insights into sports medicine addressing trauma of the hand and wrist. This collection of injuries invites readers to trace aetiology, diagnosis, relevant pathology, management principles, and outcomes of numerous injuries in elite and non-elite athletes. The authors present management principles and outcomes. It is an ideal reference for postgraduate musculoskeletal doctors and therapists for Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine postgraduate degrees. Each approach to deal with an injury is underlined by case reports. Readers will also find valuable questions and answers fro self-assessment purpose. Sports Injuries of the Hand and Wrist is aimed at sports doctors, musculoskeletal doctors, senior orthopedic trainees with an interest in upper limb, orthopedic trainees preparing for the FRCSOrth exam and similar international exams, as well as upper hand and wrist surgeons in the earlier years of their practice.

This monograph provides a review of the most common issues related to scaphoid fractures and discusses a broad spectrum of diagnostic and therapeutic methods. It covers anatomy, the mechanism of injury, diagnosis, closed treatment, open reduction and internal fixation and more.

The Wrist: Diagnosis and Operative Treatment, Second Edition is the most comprehensive text and reference on diagnosis and treatment of wrist disorders. Written by world-renowned experts from the Mayo Clinic and other leading institutions, this definitive text covers examination techniques for the wrist and diagnosis and treatment of fractures, dislocations, carpal instability, distal radius injuries, rheumatoid problems, soft tissue disorders, and developmental problems. The treatment chapters provide extensive coverage of current surgical techniques. More than 3,000 illustrations complement the text. This thoroughly updated Second Edition has many new contributors, including several international wrist investigators. New chapters cover wrist outcome assessment scores; treatment subtypes for carpal instability (tenodesis/capsulodesis and intercarpal fusions); denervation procedures; acute and chronic instability of the distal radioulnar joint; and evaluation and treatment of axial forearm instability (Essex-Lopresti lesion). A companion website includes the fully searchable text and an image bank.

In the past, conservative (or nonoperative) treatment of fractures of the hand has been the rule and severe and multiple fractures usually did not receive surgical atten tion. There are probably several reasons why this is so. Rarely did these fractures threaten life; they usually healed rapidly; and after immobilization, hand pain usually subsided. At the same time, intraarticular fractures frequently were unstable and often displaced and attempts to correct deformity were considered difficult to achieve. As a result, the ultimate joint motion in many cases was limited. It can fairly be said that decisions and techniques regarding internal fixation of small joints and bones were not known to most surgeons. Although the history of internal fixation is not extensive, there have been some exciting events. In the 16th century gold plates were used to repair cleft palates. Later, the Chinese employed wire loop sutures to correct difficult fractures. In the 18th century silver cerclage wires were used to achieve fixation and promote early bone healing. Although these fracture treatments occasionally proved successful, more frequently they did not and they never enjoyed wide acceptance. Doctors Alan Free land, Michael Jabaley, and James Hughes have described this history of bone fixation in a manner that is both colorful and educational and they have managed to extract the essential features that lend continuity to the story of the development of internal fixation.

In this volume, a leading authority on scaphoid fractures shares his insights and techniques in this engagingly written, liberally illustrated volume. The book offers a clinical approach to the successful treatment of this common, potentially troublesome, wrist injury. It approaches the problem of the fractured scaphoid from the viewpoint of a practicing clinician who may be approached by a patient who is relatively symptom-free in the initial stage of the injury, necessitating the use of effective imaging techniques for proper diagnosis.

The extensively revised edition of this excellent reference places increased emphasis on surgical techniques, rehabilitation, and preoperative work-up. Serves as a complete guide to the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of wrist problems. Features expanded sections on mid-carpal instability, triquetrolunate instability, wrist arthroscopy, disorders of the wrist in children, and rehabilitation. Presents the latest information on scapholunate instability, Kienbock's disease, and disorders of the TFCC and DRUJ, as well as state-of-the-art coverage of arthroscopy, arthroplasty, and other contemporary surgical techniques. Features a whole new section on physical therapy of the wrist. New chapters on wrist imaging (MRI), distal radius malunion, occupational and sports injuries, wrist arthrodesis. Offers expanded coverage of pediatric wrist problems, preoperative workup, surgical technique, and much more. Contains over 875 superb illustrations to facilitate the visualization of disorders, biomechanical concepts, and surgical techniques. Organizes material within a coordinated, integrated framework to foster a meaningful understanding of the information.

Includes the papers and/or proceedings of various surgical associations