Internal Fixation of Small Fractures

The second English-language edition of the Small Fragment Set Manual was enthusiastically received and quickly went into a second printing. In preparing a third edition, we found it necessary to revise the text extensively and partly restructure it. The reasons for this are numerous. Experience of recent years has brought technical refinements in the operative treatment of many types of small fracture. Many of these changes stem from the small-fragment-set training programs conducted in Switzerland since 1980, and also from courses and symposia that have been held in other European countries and the United States. These events were occasions for a fruitful ex change of experience with surgeons who were critical of our methods. As a result of this exchange, we perceived a need both to revise our indications and to give greater attention to alternative techniques. We also felt it necessary to respond to criticisms of the first two editions concerning the catalog-like instrument lists and illustrations, and the attention given to fundamental techniques. Many surgeons who work or would like to work with small implants, especially those practicing abroad, are inexperienced in operations on the larger bones. It is imperative that these colleagues be given a basic introduction to the "biomechanical thinking" of the Swiss Association for the Study of Internal Fixation (ASIF).

Klappentext

The subject of this book is the operative treatment of small-bone fractures which demand a specially refined instrumentarium and small implants. The emphasis is on articular fractures, particularly in the shoulder girdle, elbow, hand, talocalcaneal joint and foot, and minor fractures in the area of the knee. The book is intended as a companion volume to the "Manual of Internal Fixation". The bulk of the text is concerned with indications and step-by-step techniques illustrated in semidiagrammatic figures. Each chapter contains examples of typical clinical radiographs, accompanied in some cases by details of long-term results. New additions to the AO instrumentarium and techniques have been integrated into this third edition. Alternative techniques which have proved their worth in recent years are also described and illustrated. The aim of the book is to promote a greater depth of knowledge among surgeons and orthopaedists who need to familiarize themselves with the operative traumatology and reconstruction of the smaller bones. All material has been completely revised and substantial additions made for the third edition.

Inhalt
I. History and Goals.- General Section.- II. Implants and Instruments.- III. General Techniques for the Internal Fixation of Small Fractures.- IV. Preoperative, Operative, and Postoperative Guidelines.- V. Removal of Implants.- VI. Autogenous Bone Grafts.- VII. Reconstructive Surgery.- VIII. Introduction and Overview.- Special Section.- IX. The Shoulder Girdle.- X. The Elbow.- XI. The Shafts of the Radius and Ulna.- XII. The Wrist and Carpus.- XIII. The Hand.- XIV. The Knee.- XV. The Tibial Shaft.- XVI. The Ankle Joint.- XVII. The Foot.- XVIII. Special Indications.- References.