Overview

During the past 30 years, the Study Group for the Problems of Osteosyn­ thesis (AO) has made decisive contributions to the development of osteo­ synthesis as a surgical method. Through close cooperation among special­ ists in the fields of orthopedic and general surgery, basis research, metallurgy, and technical engineering, with consistently thorough follow­ up, it was possible to establish a solid scientific background for osteosyn­ thesis and to standardize this operative method, not only for the more ob­ vious applications in fracture treatment, but also in selective orthopedics where hardly any problems relating to bone, such as those with osteoto­ mies can be solved without surgical stabilization. Besides the objective aim, the AO was additionally stimulated by a spirit of open-minded friendship; each member of the group was recruited according to his pro­ fessional background and position, his skills, and his talent for improvisa­ tion. Against this backdrop without even mentioning the schooling program well known throughout the world I should like to add some personal and general comments. This book is written for clinicians, instructing them how to perform osteo­ synthesis with special reference to plating in all its varieties and in strict accordance with the biomechanical and biological aspects and facts. From this point of view, the chapter on preoperative planning merits par­ ticular emphasis. Not only is it conductive to optimal surgery, it will also contribute to self-education and may found a school.

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Author:   Jeffrey Mast ,  H. Willenegger ,  J.P. Imken ,  Roland Jakob
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   1989 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.040kg
ISBN:  

9783540162834

ISBN 10:   3540162836
Pages:   254
Publication Date:   07 December 1988
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

1: Rationale.- 2: Anticipation (Preoperative Planning).- Fractures and Post-traumatic Residuals.- Osteotomies.- The Goals of Planning.- Preoperative Planning by Direct Overlay Technique: The Making of a Jigsaw Puzzle.- Preoperative Planning of an Acute Fracture Using the Sound Side: Solving the Jigsaw Puzzle.- 3: Reduction with Plates.- Using a Straight Plate as a Reduction Aid.- Reduction of a Distal Third Oblique Fracture of the Tibia by Means of an Antiglide Plate.- Fractures of the Fibula.- Forearm Fractures.- Acetabular Fractures.- Using the Angled Blade Plate as a Reduction Tool.- Proximal Femur.- Summary.- 4: Reduction with Distraction.- The Femoral Distractor.- The External Fixator in Reduction and Internal Fixation of Os Calcis Fractures.- The Minidistractor.- Summary.- 5: Substitution.- Combined Internal and External Fixation.- Composite Fixation.- Summary.- 6: Tricks.- Tricks with Instruments.- Tricks with Implants.- References.

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