Fracture Reduction and Fixation Techniques

Peter V. Giannoudis, MD, PhD is Professor and Chairman within Academic Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Leeds, School of Medicine, UK.

“This book covers fracture reduction and fixation techniques for the treatment of adult fractures of the upper extremities. … The audience is orthopedic and trauma surgeons such as general, hand, elbow, and shoulder specialists, as well as trainees in these areas. … Each chapter is supported with radiographs, illustrations, and color photographs of good quality.” (Edward Abraham, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2018)

• Fracture Healing: Back to Basics and Latest Advances.- Instruments Used in Fracture Reduction.- Direct and Indirect Reduction: Definitions, Indications, and Tips and Tricks.- Part II Innovations in Fracture Reduction.- Innovations in Fracture Reduction Computer-Assisted Surgery.- Inflatable Bone Tamp (Osteoplasty) for Reduction of Intra-articular Fractures.- Innovations in Fracture Reduction: Poller Screws.- Assessment of Reduction.- General Principles of Preoperative Planning.- Part III An Anatomical Based Approach: Upper Extremity.- Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocation.- Sternoclavicular Joint Dislocations.- Clavicle Fracture.- Scapula Fractures.- Humeral Head Avulsion of Greater Tuberosity.- Fractures of Proximal Humerus Open Reduction and Internal Fixation.- Humeral Shaft Fractures (Transverse, Oblique, Butterfly, Bifocal).- Distal Humerus Fracture.- Olecranon Fractures.- Coronoid Fractures.- Radial Head and Neck Fracture.- Monteggia Fracture and Monteggia-Like Lesion – Treatment Strategies and Intraoperative Reduction Techniques.- Forearm Fractures.- Galeazzi Fracture.- Distal Radius Fracture.- Distal Ulna Fractures.- Scaphoid Fracture.- Perilunate Dislocation.- Metacarpal Fractures.- Bennett Fracture and Fracture of Trapeziometacarpal Joint of the Thumb.- Hand-Phalanx Fracture-Dislocation (PIP Joint).- Index.