Die Verwendung funktioneller Schienen zur Frakturbehandlung wird unter aktuellen Gesichtspunkten umfassend dargestellt. Es wird aufgezeigt, dass die nichtoperative funktionelle Behandlung von Diaphysenfrakturen der Tibia, des Humerus und der Ulna in der uberwiegenden Zahl der Falle befriedigende Ergebnisse erzielt.

At the writing of this book, the United States is in the midst of an intense public debate concerning a widely perceived need for reform of the Health Care Delivery System. The reform is primarily aimed at the provision of medical insurance to a large segment of the population currently deprived of that coverage and to the reduction of the escalating costs of medical care. Solutions to the existing problems have been elusive because the causes of the dilemma are multifactorial, complex, and diffucult to identify clearly. There is, however, general consensus that the use and abuse of...

Step by step guide to developments in hip surgery, including total hip arthroplasty. Authored by leading orthopaedic specialist in the USA.

Upon retirement from their medical careers, a trio of friends reunite for conversations that reignite old passions and interests, and spur them to reflect on the choices they have made in their public and private lives.

The events we are to live can not be predicted. Any guesses we make along this line are usually futile exercise. This does not negate the fact that an intelligently made commitment to unswervingly and unwaveringly work on a goal can make a difference. The degree of passion with which this project is undertaken is of enormous importance. It happens that only a relatively small number of people are capable of stubbornly sustaining the passion to remain faithful to the dream.