Orthopedics : seeking a balance / Augusto Sarmiento.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sarmiento, Augusto, 1927-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Orthopedics.

Orthopedics--methods.

Musculoskeletal System--surgery.

Medical Subjects:

Orthopedics--methods.

Musculoskeletal System--surgery.

Physical Description:

420 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

New Delhi, India : Jaypee Brothers Medical Pub., [2012]

Summary:

Noting that a technical approach to musculoskeletal diseases is replacing important biological considerations, Sarmiento (orthopedics, U. of Miami and U. of Southern California) argues for a balance between old and new techniques and surgical and nonsurgical approaches in orthopedics and addresses controversial issues in general trauma and reconstructive hip surgery, noting problems with specific treatments and making the case for the use of specific techniques for problems ranging from acetabular and pelvic fractures to hemiplegia to wound closure and dressing. He also addresses miscellaneous issues, such as advertising, surgical complications, grand rounds, greed, health care reform, interviewing residents, journals, litigation, podiatry, sports medicine, and teaching, and topics like the role of orthopedics in basic research, the education of residents, objectivity, orthopedic guidelines, and change. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789350252802

9350252805

OCLC:

778426268