Essential Orthopaedics and Trauma

503 Pages·2009·113.596 MB·English

by  David Dandy, Dennis Edwards

Essential
Orthopaedics
Trauma
and
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Essential
Orthopaedics
Trauma
and
Fifth Edition
David J. Dandy MD MA MChir FRCS
Emeritus Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK
Dennis J. Edwards MBChB, FRCS(Orth)
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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Contents
Preface to fifth edition...............................vii 14. Injuries to the lower limb .....................239
Acknowledgement ........................................ix 15. Sports injuries ........................................283
Preface to first edition .................................xi
Part 3 Orthopaedics
Part 1 Background knowledge 16. Osteoarthritis .........................................293
17. Rheumatoid arthritis and other
1. Introduction ...............................................3
arthropathies ..........................................301
2. History and clinical examination .............9
18. Bone and joint infections .....................311
3. Orthopaedic anatomy .............................33
19. Metabolic disease, dysplasias,
4. Basic science in orthopaedics .................45 osteochondritis and neurological
disorders .................................................317
5. Investigations ...........................................55
20. Granulomatous disorders and
6. Methods of treatment ..............................69
tumours ..................................................335
21. Deformities in children .........................347
Part 2 Trauma
22. Disorders of the shoulder and elbow ..365
7. The principles of managing trauma .......93 23. Disorders of the wrist and hand ..........375
8. Immediate care and major incidents ...115 24. Disorders of the hip and knee ..............393
9. Methods of managing trauma ..............123 25. Disorders of the ankle and foot ...........429
10. Injuries to the face, head and spine .....145 26. Disorders of the spine ...........................445
11. Injuries to the trunk ..............................167
Glossary .......................................................467
12. Injuries to the upper limb ....................185
13. Hand injuries .........................................221 Index ............................................................473
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Preface

to fifth edition
Again, this edition has kept the same basic layout as well as an update of the newer methods of manag-
previous editions. All have been, we hope, simple ing trauma cases. In particular, locking plates have
to read and useable as either an undergraduate or changed our method of fixing juxta-articular and
postgraduate student. Although orthopaedic surgery osteoporotic fractures.
remains a constantly changing specialty, the essen- D.E.
tial core knowledge remains the same. D.J.D.
There is now more emphasis on the biological Cambridge 2009
approach to chondral repair and gene therapy as
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Acknowledgement
I remain indebted to David Dandy for his support,
for his encouragement, and for allowing me to con-
tribute to this book. He is a wonderful teacher and
an even better colleague! Thank you.
D.E.
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