Handbook of orthopaedic surgery / H. Robert Brashear and R. Beverly Raney, Sr.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Toronto, Canada : The C.V. Mosby Company, c1986Edition: Tenth EditionDescription: xii, 498 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 801640806
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RD 731 .B73 1986
Contents:
1. Introduction to orthopedics -- 2. Congenital deformities -- 3. General affections of bone -- 4. Infections of bones and joints -- 5. Chronic arthritis -- 6. Neuromuscular affections -- 7. Tumors -- 8. Fracture principles, fracture healing -- 9. Amputations, prostheses, braces -- 10. Affections of the spine and the spine and thorax -- 11. Affections of the low back -- 12. Affections of the hip -- 14. Affections of the ankle and foot -- 15. Affections of the neck and shoulders -- 16. Affections of the elbow, wrist and hand.
Summary: The development of arthroscopic surgery and microsurgery has extended the range of orthopaedic reconstructive surgery, and new methods of treating malignant bone tumors with combinations of chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery have led not only yo increased survival but also, in many instances, to salvage of limbs that in the past were treated, often unsuccessfully, by amputation.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Annex Relegation Room Nursing GC RD 731 .B73 1986 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000004147

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction to orthopedics -- 2. Congenital deformities -- 3. General affections of bone -- 4. Infections of bones and joints -- 5. Chronic arthritis -- 6. Neuromuscular affections -- 7. Tumors -- 8. Fracture principles, fracture healing -- 9. Amputations, prostheses, braces -- 10. Affections of the spine and the spine and thorax -- 11. Affections of the low back -- 12. Affections of the hip -- 14. Affections of the ankle and foot -- 15. Affections of the neck and shoulders -- 16. Affections of the elbow, wrist and hand.

The development of arthroscopic surgery and microsurgery has extended the range of orthopaedic reconstructive surgery, and new methods of treating malignant bone tumors with combinations of chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery have led not only yo increased survival but also, in many instances, to salvage of limbs that in the past were treated, often unsuccessfully, by amputation.

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