ISSN Series: | Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery | Discipline: | Musculoskele | Subject Definition: | Wrist-Surgery; Wrist Injuries-Surgery; Wrist Joint-Surgery | NLM Class: | WE 830 | LC Class: | RD559 | Abstract: | This acclaimed volume of the Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery series is now in its Third Edition--thoroughly updated to reflect the latest improvements in operative treatment of traumatic, degenerative, and inflammatory disorders of the wrist. The world's foremost wrist surgeons describe their preferred techniques in step-by-step detail, explain the indications and contraindications, identify pitfalls and potential complications, and offer pearls and tips for improving results. The book is thoroughly illustrated with full-color, sequential, surgeon's-eye view intraoperative photographs, as well as drawings by noted medical illustrators. This edition includes new techniques for arthroscopic treatment of a variety of conditions and novel fixation methods for distal radius and scaphoid fractures and nonunions. Also included are new chapters on distal radio-ulnar instability and carpal instability. |
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