Emergency Orthopedics: A Manual on Acute Conditions of the Locomotor System

233 Pages·2014·3.37 MB·English

by  Sven-Anders Sölveborn (auth.)

Sven-Anders Sölveborn
Emergency
Orthopedics
A Manual on
Acute Conditions of the
Locomotor System
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Emergency Orthopedics
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Sven-Anders So¨lveborn
Emergency Orthopedics
A Manual on Acute Conditions
of the Locomotor System
Sven-AndersSo¨lveborn
HospitalofYstad
Ystad
Sweden
TranslationoftheSwedishlanguageedition
So¨lveborn:Ortopedipa˚akuten
#2007byNorstedtsakademiskaFo¨rlag,Studentlitteratur
IllustrationsbyRonnieNilsson
ThistranslationofthetitleispublishedbyarrangementwithStudentlitteraturAB,Sweden.
ISBN978-3-642-41853-2 ISBN978-3-642-41854-9(eBook)
DOI10.1007/978-3-642-41854-9
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Preface
EmergencyOrthopaedicsisapracticalandcomprehensivemanual,describinghow
todiagnoseandtreatacuteorthopaedicproblems.Thereaderisofferedassistance
inidentifyingtheinjury/disorderandtheauthorgivesfirmandup-to-dateadviceon
theshorttermandlongtermaspectsoftreatment.
Foreverycondition,theauthorhasextractedsuchfactsthatcouldhavepractical
importance for the management of the disorder. The book has a problem-based
approach since the chapter headings consist of the main symptom that the patient
presents.
The illustrations are extraordinarily instructive and include guidance on issues
usuallyraisedintheE.D.,andthatareoftennotincludedinotherliterature,suchas
practicalmanualmeasureslikereductions(offracturesandjointdislocations)and
examinationtechniques.
Sven-AndersSo¨lvebornisaseniororthopaedicofficerwithaverylongexperi-
enceofclinicalwork,researchandeducation.Thebookiswrittenwiththewisdom
that follows extensive practical experience of work in emergency rooms. The
author is also an internationally recognized authority in sports medicine and the
bookoffersextremelyusefulelementsofsportsmedicineprinciples.
The book is a real treasure-trove, especially for internship doctors, specialty
registrars (resident physicians), general practitioners, nurses and other staff in the
emergencyroom.Physiotherapists,chiropractors,andnaprapathswillalsofindthe
bookuseful.Iwarmlyrecommendit.
Linko¨ping,Sweden JanEkstrand
Chiefphysicianinorthopaedics
andprofessorofSportsMedicine
UniversityHospitalofLinko¨ping
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About the Author
Specialist in orthopaedic surgery and certified sports medicine physician, senior
officerandformer head of the orthopaedicdepartment, now directorofinternship
education for the Hospital of Ystad, Sweden, former researcher at the Uppsala
University, past-president of the Swedish Society of Sports Medicine, now
Secretary-GeneraloftheNorthEuropeanChapterofSports&ExerciseMedicine,
physician to the Swedish national association of handball, well-known lecturer,
author of the best-seller The Book about Stretching (translated into 18 foreign
languages)andanotherSwedishoriginalbookabout“Mythswithinsports,injuries
andthelocomotorsystem”.
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Contents
PartI Overview
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
MajorOrthopaedicTrauma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
AcuteSoftTissueInjuries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
PartII Foot
FootInjuries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
FootPain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
FootWounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
PartIII Ankle
SwellingoftheFootandAnkle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
AnkleInjuries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
AnklePain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
PartIV LowerLeg
LowerLegInjuries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
LowerLegPain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
PartV Knee
KneeInjuries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 65
KneePain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
KneeSwelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
KneeLocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
PartVI Thigh/Groin
ThighInjuries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
ThighandGroinPain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
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