Overview

This book covers the use of functional braces in the treatment of fractures. The authors' experience with functional bracing of several thousand fractures over the past 30 years clearly confirms the place and role of this treatment modality. Their experience, supported by extensive biomechanical and experimental animal research, indicates that the closed functional treatment of diaphyseal fractures of the tibia, humerus and ulna reliably produces satisfactory results in the majority of patients. The technology required for its implementation is uncomplicated. This reduces the cost of care significantly. An abundant number of representative clinical examples is used to illustrate the technique and to present scientific evaluation as well as clinical supportive data.

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Author:   Augusto Sarmiento ,  Loren L. Latta
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.720kg
ISBN:  

9783540553564

ISBN 10:   3540553568
Pages:   282
Publication Date:   16 January 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 The Philosophy of Functional Fracture Bracing.- 2 Fractures of the Tibia.- 3 Fractures of the Humeral Diaphysis.- 4 Isolated Ulnar Fractures.- 5 An Overview of Pertinent Research.

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This book is outstanding and must be one of the two most important written on the conservative treatment of fractures...All orthopaedic surgeons, from residents to senior practitioners, can benefit from reading this volume Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

This book is outstanding and must be one of the two most important written on the conservative treatment of fractures....All orthopaedic surgeons, from residents to senior practitioners, can benefit from reading this volume Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

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