Fractures of the proximal femur : improving outcomes / [edited by] James P. Waddell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Waddell, J. P. (James P.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Femur--Fractures.

Femur.

Femoral Fractures--surgery.

Hip Fractures--surgery.

Medical Subjects:

Femoral Fractures--surgery.

Hip Fractures--surgery.

Physical Description:

xiii, 302 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier/Saunders, [2011]

Contents:

Epidemiology/population studies : scope of the problem / Michael G. Walsh and Joseph D. Zuckerman

Skeletal assessment of fractures of the proximal femur / Dawn Pearce

General assessment and optimization for surgery / Mirek Otremba

Regional vs. general anaesthesia for fractures of the proximal femur / Tania Di Renna and Aaron Hong

Improving pain management and patient outcomes associated with proximal femur fractures / Peter Leung and Bokman Chan

Femoral neck fractures : reduction and fixation / Patrick Platzer, Gerhild Thalhammer, and Florian Kutscha-Lissberg

Femoral neck fractures : arthroplasty / Keith Winters and James P. Waddell

Combined fractures of the hip and femoral shaft / Gordon A Higgins, Paul R. T. Kuzyk, and Emil H. Schemitsch

Femoral neck fractures : treatment of nonunion / Paul R. T. Kuzyk and James P. Waddell

Trochanteric fractures : sliding hip screw / Jan Bartonicek

Trochanteric fractures : intramedullary devices / Andreas H. Ruecker

Complications in trochanteric fractures / Jan Bartonicek

Subtrochanteric fractures: intramedullary fixation / Pavel Dousa

Subtrochanteric fractures : plate fixation / Peter Biberthaler

Deep vein thrombosis and thromboembolism : prevention and treatment in hip fracture patients / David Warwick

Investigation and management of postoperative delirium / Camilla L. Wong

Rehabilitation : improving outcomes for patients following fractures of the proximal femur / Janet E. Legge McMullan and Rhona McGlasson

Preventing the second hip fracture : addressing osteoporosis in hip fracture patients / Earl R. Bogoch ... [et al.]

Best surgical practices / Hans J. Kreder

Best rehabilitation practices / John Flannery and Judy David.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781437706956

1437706959

OCLC:

648080347