The publication of the fourth edition in 2008 brings a number of new features and an important addition to the editorial team. Many surgical texts have begun to include videos of surgical techniques and lectures that are provided in a companion DVD or via a website. To add this dimension to Skeletal Trauma, we turned to Professor Christian Krettek, Chairman of the Department of Traumatology at Hannover Medical University in Hannover Germany. An outstanding trauma surgeon, educator, investigator and innovator, he has been a leader in the use of videos in orthopaedic and trauma education. He has utilized an annual educational meeting involving guest lecturers and his faculty as a platform to develop a phenomenal library of surgical videos and lectures. Selected videos from this collection that are relevant to the subject of the text have been included in a special companion DVD and made accessible through the website developed for Skeletal Trauma Ed 4. To recognize this contribution and the leadership that Professor Krettek has provided for the assembly, production and translation of these videos, we have made him a member of our editorial team. As members of his department have served as contributing authors for previous editions and his predecessor, Professor Harald Tscherne wrote the forward to the third edition, this represents an even closer affiliation. Surgeons from Europe have contributed greatly to the development of musculoskeletal trauma management. The growing connection with this important European center and inclusion of other authors from the continent reflects our move to internationalize the text.
In recognition of the contemporary movement by younger physicians to acquire increasing amounts of information electronically via the internet, the 4th editon will be offered as an ‘Expert Consult’ title with online and print components. The Publisher of this text, Elsevier, has published more than 70 text/web product packages across the medical and surgical specialties since release of the first such product in March 2003. This combination of text and web product has been very well received in the market and is now a mature and well organized offering. The publisher's objective in marketing and branding the concept is to provide currency and portability of information, and counter the charges that print texts are ‘out of date’ upon publication. Many studies acknowledge that this generation of residents and fellows have fully embraced online access to information. Premium features of the web components include full text search; link through to full text articles in Pub Med and Cross Ref; all images and figures downloadable to Power Point, video components; and, the most popular feature, content updates.
The editors have been gratified by comments from surgeons around the world indicating that Skeletal Trauma has been adopted by many trauma centers and orthopaedic training programs as the principal fracture text. We have welcomed their constructive criticism as well as their accolades. Many of the changes in the current edition were made in response to comments from these surgeons and our own residents.
We are grateful to our contributing authors, whose high level of scholarship and dedication to their chapter writing and video production makes this such a readable and useful reference. The pressures of modern medical practice have made these surgeons busier than they were during the writing of the second and third editions, so they should be afforded special recognition for the devotion they have shown communicating to other surgeons about their subject. Together we have refashioned our text to better address readers' needs for information concerning basic science, acute injury management, and post-traumatic reconstruction.
Key Features
- 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.
- Enhanced and updated coverage keeps you current on the latest knowledge, procedures, and trends - including post-traumatic reconstruction, management of osteoporotic and fragility fractures, locked plating systems, mini incision techniques, biology of fracture repair, biomechanics of fractures and fixation, disaster management, occupational hazards of radiation and blood-borne infection, effective use of orthotics, and much more.
- More than six hours of operative videos on DVD demonstrate 25 of the very latest and most challenging techniques in real time, including minimally invasive vertebral disc resection, vertebroplasty, and lumbar decompression and stabilization.
- Online access allows you to rapidly search the complete contents from any computer.
- New editor Christian Kretek contributes additional international expertise to further enhance the already exceptional editorial lineup.
- An all-new, more user-friendly full-color text design enables you to find answers more quickly, and more efficiently review the key steps of each operative technique.
- More than 2,400 high-quality line drawings, diagnostic images, and full-color clinical photos show you exactly what to look for and how to proceed.
Contents
Volume I
Section 1 - General Principles
- Chapter 1 - The History of Fracture Treatment
- Chapter 2 - Biology and Enhancement of Skeletal Repair
- Chapter 3 - Biomechanics of Fractures
- Chapter 4 - Principles of Internal Fixation
- Chapter 5 - Locking Plates: Development, Biomechanics, and Clinical Application
- Chapter 6 - Evaluation and Treatment of the Multiple-Trauma Patient
- Chapter 7 - Damage Control Orthopaedic Surgery: A Strategy for the Orthopaedic Care of the Critically Injured Patient
- Chapter 8 - Disaster Management
- Chapter 9 - Occupational Hazards in the Treatment of Orthopaedic Trauma
- Chapter 10 - Pharmacologic Management of the Orthopaedic Trauma Patient
- Chapter 11 - Principles and Complications of External Fixation
- Chapter 12 - Evaluation and Treatment of Vascular Injuries
- Chapter 13 - Compartment Syndromes
- Chapter 14 - Fractures with Soft Tissue Injuries
- Chapter 15 - Soft Tissue Coverage
- Chapter 16 - Gunshot Wounds to the Musculoskeletal System
- Chapter 17 - Pathologic Fractures
- Chapter 18 - Osteoporotic Fragility Fractures
- Chapter 19 - Surgical Site Infection Prevention
- Chapter 20 - Diagnosis and Treatment of Complications
- Chapter 21 - Chronic Osteomyelitis
- Chapter 22 - Nonunions: Evaluation and Treatment
- Chapter 23 - Physical Impairment Ratings for Fractures
- Chapter 24 - Outcomes Research in Orthopaedics
Section 2 - Spine
- Chapter 25 - Initial Evaluation and Emergency Treatment of the Spine-Injured Patient
- Chapter 26 - Spinal Imaging
- Chapter 27 - Spinal Orthoses
- Chapter 28 - Injuries of the Cervicocranium
- Chapter 29 - Injuries of the Lower Cervical Spine
- Chapter 30 - Thoracic and Upper Lumbar Spine Injuries
- Chapter 31 - Low Lumbar Fractures
- Chapter 32 - Gunshot Wounds of the Spine
- Chapter 33 - Fractures in the Stiff and Osteoporotic Spine
- Chapter 34 - Complications in the Treatment of Spinal Trauma
Section 3 - Pelvis
- Chapter 35 - Fractures of the Sacrum
- Chapter 36 - Pelvic Ring Disruptions
- Chapter 37 - Surgical Treatment of Acetabular Fractures
Volume II
Section 4 - Upper Extremity
- Chapter 38 - Fractures and Dislocations of the Hand
- Chapter 39 - Fractures and Dislocations of the Carpus
- Chapter 40 - Fractures of the Distal Radius
- Chapter 41 - Diaphyseal Fractures of the Forearm
- Chapter 42 - Trauma to the Adult Elbow and Fractures of the Distal Humerus
- Chapter 43 - Fractures of the Humeral Shaft
- Chapter 44 - Proximal Humeral Fractures and Glenohumeral Dislocations
- Chapter 45 - Injuries to the Shoulder Girdle
Section 5 - Lower Extremity
- Chapter 46 - Hip Dislocations
- Chapter 47 - Medical Management of the Patient with Hip Fracture
- Chapter 48 - Intracapsular Hip Fractures
- Chapter 49 - Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures
- Chapter 50 - Post-traumatic Reconstruction of the Hip Joint
- Chapter 51 - Subtrochanteric Fractures of the Femur
- Chapter 52 - Femoral Shaft Fractures
- Chapter 53 - Fractures of the Distal Femur
- Chapter 54 - Patella Fractures and Extensor Mechanism Injuries
- Chapter 55 - Dislocations and Soft Tissue Injuries of the Knee
- Chapter 56 - Tibial Plateau Fractures
- Chapter 57 - Malunions and Nonunions about the Knee
- Chapter 58 - Tibial Shaft Fractures
- Chapter 59 - Fractures of the Tibial Pilon
- Chapter 60 - Malleolar Fractures and Soft Tissue Injuries of the Ankle
- Chapter 61 - Foot Injuries
- Chapter 62 - Post-traumatic Reconstruction of the Foot and Ankle
- Chapter 63 - Principles of Deformity Correction
- Chapter 64 - Periprosthetic Fractures of the Lower Extremity
- Chapter 65 - Amputations in Trauma
Book Review
"In this edition the editors have divided the text into diagnostic and anatomical groupings starting with general principles including the principles of fracture repair, biomechanics and broad-based principles of treatment including the role of skeletal repair in the management of the multiple trauma patient and have added important chapters on the use of locking plates, the emerging concept of damage control orthopaedics and the management of mass casualties. They also include important material on outcomes which most now recognize as central to appropriate care of trauma patients.
The sections begin with spine and move on to pelvis; this is followed by upper extremity and lower extremity injury. Throughout the text each section consists of a number of focused chapters written by recognized experts in the field. Each of these chapters is clearly written and profusely illustrated demonstrating not only the principles of care but also specific surgical techniques to achieve the optimal outcome for each of these individual injuries. A number of new authors have been invited to participate in this edition and their contributions are clearly recognized and have improved the text.
Skeletal trauma continues to be a leading cause of disability in every society. Although the trauma problem in North America continues to be significant with dozens of unnecessary deaths occurring daily as a consequence of road traffic injury and industrial trauma, our problems pale in comparison to those of the emerging world. The rapid industrialization of these societies is often occurring without the concomitant or concurrent changes in industrial plant safety and worker protection. Furthermore, rapid industrialization brings with it urbanization and a proliferation of motor vehicles. It is estimated that there were one million fatalities from motor vehicle accidents in 2007 and this number will double within the next five years unless we make dramatic inroads in both trauma prevention and trauma treatment.
An international survey encompassing most of the emerging world completed over the past year has revealed five significant problems relating to trauma prevention and trauma care. Among those five are things which we as individuals can do very little such as improved road infrastructure or driver education. Among the top five, however, is the need to improve the quality of trauma care which in turn will minimize the disability of the trauma patient. It is increasingly recognized that the optimum treatment of skeletal trauma will not only shorten the period of acute disability for patients but the quality of care is directly proportional to the quality of their outcome and therefore determines the residual disability experienced by the patient following successful healing of their skeletal injury. Optimum care of skeletal trauma is the most important factor diminishing residual disability for these patients everywhere in the world and therefore continued efforts to refine our ability and to teach others so as to improve patient care results and in turn improve patient outcome.
I commend the editors and their authors for their efforts to refine old ideas and bring new ideas to us as practicing orthopaedic surgeons to enable us to improve patients' welfare.
This is a stellar effort and I hope you enjoy the fruits of their labours."
-- James P. Waddell, MD, FRCSC, Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto
Product Details
- Hardcover: 2784 pages
- Publisher: Saunders; 4 edition (2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1416022201
- ISBN-13: 978-1416022206
- Product Dimensions: 12.6 x 9.8 x 6.5 inches
List Price: $525.00