Fractures of the Pelvis and Acetabulum: Principles and Methods of Management

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Thieme, Mar 9, 2015 - Medical - 978 pages

The fourth edition of this well-known and highly regarded book by Marvin Tile et al. is now a two-volume set of books based on the AO principles of operative management of fractures, as applied to the pelvis and acetabulum. With the collaboration of over 80 international expert surgeons and through hundreds of images and illustrations, each volume emphasizes decision making based on the assessment of the personality of the injury through the patients history, physical examination, and interpretation of radiographic investigations. Access to video presentations demonstrating surgical approaches and reduction techniques performed by world-renowned experts is included.

 

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Surgical techniques
2
Surgical approaches
Fracture stabilization and choice of implants 12 Completely unstable pelvic ring injury type C with major displacement and without neurological defi...
12
References
3
nuances for associated injuries 7 Bloodfluid resuscitation

Pelvic ring disruption associated with acetabular fracture
Conclusion
References
4
Results 7 Complications
Conclusion 9 References
5
Etiology 3 Deformity
Section 2
Sacral fractures
Results and complications
Definition
18
Tim Pohlemann Jörg H Holstein Ulf Culemann 1 Introduction
Anatomy
Neurovascular anatomy
Clinical importance of the sacral anatomy
Classification
Incidence and injury mechanism
Patient selection and indications
Section 7
Preoperative planning
Special situations
5
Symptomatology 6 Patient evaluation
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Treatment
References
References
13
Volume 2
Mechanics of acetabular fixation Conclusion References
5
Section 3
assessment and principles of management of pelvic ring fractures Richard J Jenkinson Marvin Tile Joel Rubenstein 1 Introduction 2 Clinical assessme...
Radiographic assessment
18
Special indications 1 10 Lumbosacral instability and stabilization Colin V Crickard Joshua C Patt 1 Introduction 2 Preoperative planning
Surgical technique
Imaging
Planningtemplating
Decompression technique 5 Closure technique 6 Postoperative care
References
7
Complications
Conclusion
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Section 4
Conclusion
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References
Principles of management of pelvic ring fractures 5 References
Pathomorphology

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