Rang's Children's FracturesDr. Mercer Rang's classic text on children's fractures has been revised and updated by two eminent orthopedic surgeons from Children's Hospital—San Diego. Continuing Dr. Rang's tradition, Drs. Wenger and Pring provide a uniquely practical, readable overview of children's fractures, emphasizing diagnosis, treatment, common pitfalls, and communication with parents and other healthcare professionals. This edition features over 400 new illustrations. New chapters cover casts and epidemiology and prevention of fractures. Elbow injuries are covered in greater detail in two chapters. New information on imaging and new MRI scans have been added. This edition also has a more user-friendly two-color design. |
Contents
Chapter | 1 |
Chapter | 2 |
The Physis and Skeletal Injury | 11 |
Chapter 3 | 27 |
Chapter 4 | 33 |
Emergency Fracture Reduction | 41 |
Chapter 6 | 48 |
Clavicle | 75 |
Pelvis and Hip | 165 |
Femoral Shaft | 181 |
Knee | 201 |
Tibia | 215 |
Ankle | 227 |
Foot | 243 |
Spine | 253 |
Fractures in Special Circumstances | 271 |
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Common terms and phrases
adult alignment anatomic anesthesia angulation ankle applied artery avulsion avulsion fractures Bone Joint Surg cartilage child children's fractures clavicle fractures clinical closed reduction common compartment syndrome conscious sedation cubitus varus deformity diagnosis dislocation displaced fractures distal femur distal humerus elbow epicondyle epiphysis femoral fractures femur fibula Figure flexed flexion forearm fractures frac fracture reduction fractures in children fragment growth plate healing hemarthrosis hip spica humerus immobilization injury internal fixation K-wires knee lateral condyle leg cast ligament limb malunion medial metaphyseal metatarsal method molding nails neck fractures nerve nonunion normal open reduction orthopedic patient Pediatr Orthop pediatric percutaneous periosteum physeal closure physis posterior proximal radial head radiographs remodeling require risk rotation Salter-Harris shaft fractures skeletal skin soft tissue spica spica cast spine splint Suggested Readings supracondylar fractures surgeon surgery tibia tibial fracture tion traction trauma treated treatment ture Type ulna ulnar unstable valgus varus weeks x-ray