Manual of Splinting and Casting

Stephen R. Thompson, MD, MEd, FRCSC is a sports medicine orthopaedic surgeon at Northern Light Orthopedics. He completed his medical school at the University of Sydney, Residency at University of Maryland and Fellowship at the Fowler-Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic in London, Ontario and then his second at the Oakville Sports Injury Clinic in Oakville, Ontario.Dr. Thompson is a recognized expert in sports medicine. He is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the widely used and highly respected reference textbook DeLee and Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. Dr. Thompson has spent a significant time studying medical education and standardized testing. He has applied this knowledge in his role as the Editor-in-Chief of Miller's Review of Orthopaedics. Dan A. Zlotolow, M.D., is a board-certified orthopaedic hand surgeon for Shriners Hospitals for Children - Philadelphia. Dr. Zlotolow's specialties include care for brachial plexus, peripheral nerve injuries, spinal cord injury upper limb reconstruction, congenital differences of the upper limb, arthrogryposis and acute flaccid myelitis. Dr. Zlotolow is a contributing member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and past president of the Manus Club. He is also an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at Temple University School of Medicine and a visiting professor at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

"This book covers all necessary information for initial fracture management including analgesia, reduction techniques, splinting, and casting techniques. The use of bulleted lists, summaries, and detailed descriptions of techniques is concise and easy to understand. There is an accompanying eBook for easy electronic access. This is the second edition, published 10 years after the first edition." ©Doody’s Review Service, 2024 Joey Brutzkus, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine) Doody's Score: 96 - 4 Stars!

• 1. Basic Principles of Analgesia2. Hematoma Block3. Elbow Block4. Wrist Block5. Digital Block6. Ankle Block7. Intra-articular Ankle Block8. Basic Principles of Reduction Maneuvers9. Shoulder and Elbow Reduction10. Forearm, Wrist, and Hand Reduction11. Pelvis and Lower Extremity Reduction12. Basics of Splinting and Casting13. Upper Extremity Splints and Casts14. Lower Extremity Splints and Casts15. Femoral Skeletal Traction16. Tibial Skeletal Traction17. Calcaneal Skeletal Traction18. Cervical Spine Traction with Gardner Wells Tongs