Practical Procedures in Elective Orthopedic Surgery [electronic resource] Upper Extremity and Spine / edited by Peter V. Giannoudis.

Practical Procedures in Orthopaedic Surgery covers the most common procedures that a surgeon in training is expected to perform during his residency program for the Upper extremity and the spine. Each procedure has been written by an expert or under a supervision of an expert. Each chapter provides...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Giannoudis, Peter V. (Editor)
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edition:1st ed. 2012.
Subjects:
Orthopedics.
Orthopedic surgery.
Sports medicine.
Online Access:
Springer English/International eBooks 2012 - Full Set: 2012 (Springer Link)
Variant Title:
Practical Procedures in Elective Orthopedic Surgery: Upper Extremity and Spine
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Upper Extremity
  • Clavicle – Shoulder
  • Treatment of non–union of clavicle fracture
  • Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocation
  • Diagnostic Shoulder Arthroscopy
  • Acromioplasty
  • Rotator cuff repair (open / arthroscopic)
  • Open anterior shoulder stabilisation
  • Arthroscopic Shoulder Stabilization
  • Arthroscopic Capsular Release for Shoulder Stiffness
  • Total shoulder arthroplasty in degenerative osteoarthritis of the shoulder
  • Humerus – Elbow
  • Non-unions Of The Humeral Shaft: Open Reduction Plate Fixation And Autologous Bone Graft Augmentation
  • Repair of the Ruptured Distal Biceps Tendon
  • Ulnar Nerve Transposition
  • Lateral Collateral Ligament Reconstruction for Posterolateral Rotatory Instability of the Elbow
  • Elbow arthroscopy
  • Total Elbow Arthroplasty
  • Forearm – Wrist
  • Forearm Non-unions
  • Wrist Arthroscopy
  • Wrist Arthrodesis
  • Scaphoid Non-Union
  • Trapezectomy
  • Carpal Tunnel Release
  • Release of the First Extensor compartment at the Wrist (DeQuervain’s decompression)
  • Dupuytrens Fasciectomy
  • Trigger Finger release
  • Tendon transfers for Median Nerve Palsy
  • Tendon transfers for Radial Nerve Palsy
  • Tendon transfers for Ulnar Nerve Palsy
  • Spine
  • Cervical Spine
  • Surgical technique of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)
  • Lumbar Spine
  • Microdiscectomy / Microdecompression for Intra-Spinal Intervertebral Disc Prolapses and Lateral Recess Stenosis
  • Lumbar Decompression and Instrumented Fusion
  • Spinal Stenosis / Decompression
  • Scoliosis
  • Posterior Correction of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (Principles for the posterior correction of spinal curvatures)
  • Vertebro / Kyphoplasty
  • Surgical technique of Vertebral Cement Augmentation (Vertebro / Kyphoplasty).