Practical fracture treatment, 5th ed.

9780443068768

Practical fracture treatment, 5th ed.

McRae, Ronald and Max Esser.

Churchill Livingstone

2008

447 pages

$79.95

Paperback

RD101

This practical, step-by-step guide to fracture assessment and management will be useful for medical students. Emphasis is on the expanding use of fixation techniques, although conservative management remains an integral part of the text. The first section assumes little prior knowledge on the subject. The second section, which deals with particular fractures, is more advanced, with b&w illustrations and medical images presented in a linear sequence and accompanied by captions in very small type. This fifth edition reflects the latest surgical techniques. There is expanded coverage of deep venous thrombosis and acute respiratory distress syndrome, coverage of new devices and techniques, and new material on damage control orthopedics, HIV and AIDS, and bone loss. The art program of b&w illustrations and medical images has been fully updated with many new radiographs, CT scans, and 3D reconstructions. McRae is affiliated with Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK. Esser is affiliated with the department of Trauma Surgery at Alfred Hospital, Monash University, Australia.

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