Pediatric Orthopedics in Practice

Fritz L. Hefti, MD, retired as Chief of the Pediatric Orthopedic Department at the Children’s Hospital, University of Basle, Switzerland, and Professor at the Medical School of the University of Basle in 2010, since which time he has been a Senior Consultant at the unit. Dr. Hefti graduated from Medical School in Basle in 1972. After specializing in Orthopedic Surgery and working as Attending Surgeon at the Pediatric Orthopedic Unit and the Unit for Traumatology at the University of Basle, he was appointed Head of the Pediatric Orthopedic Unit at the Children’s University Hospital in Basle in 1988. He went on to become Chief of the new, independent Pediatric Orthopedic Department in 1994. Dr. Hefti has been the recipient of several awards, including the Carl Rabl Award of the German Orthopaedic Society and the Hans Debrunner Award of the Swiss Orthopaedic Society, both presented for the book Pediatric Orthopedics in Practice. Since 2010 Dr. Hefti has been Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics. He is the author of 90 publications in peer-reviewed journals as well as numerous articles in books and review articles in journals.

“The purpose is to present a comprehensive approach to the management of children requiring orthopedic specialty care. The audience is primarily pediatric orthopedic surgeons and their trainees. … The medical illustrations and radiographs are helpful and of good quality. … this is an important, mature contribution to the specialty.” (Edward Abraham, Doody’s Book Reviews, April, 2016)

• Basic Principles: General.- Diagnosis.- Development of the musculoskeletal system. Diseases and injuries by site: Spine, trunk.- Pelvis, hips and thighs.- Knee and lower leg.- Foot and ankle.- Upper extremities. Systematic aspects of musculo-skeletal disorders: Traumatology - basic principles.- Axes and lengths.- Infections.- Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.- Tumors.- Hereditary diseases.- Neuro-orthopaedics.