The Elbow: Traumatic Lesions

ISBN-13: 9783709141298 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 203 str.

Amy Warr;Luigi Celli

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P. Bedeschi ture-dislocations, and Monteggia lesions. This is the second volume in the mono graphic series Current Coneepts in Orthopae Each chapter is interesting because it re die Surgery, published with customary distin flects an important personal experience and ction by Aulo Gaggi, under the direction of contains an honest critical evaluation of the the Institute of Clinical Orthopaedics and results. Traumatology of the U niversity of Modena. The two following chapters give an upda The subject of this text, "Traumatic lesions ted analysis of the neural and vascular com of the elbow," is very current and we believe it plications of elbow trauma from a pathogene worthy of more attention than it has received tic, clinical, and therapeutic standpoint. in re cent years. The next chapter is an update on nonu The text begins with a chapter on the phy nions of the elbow with special reference to siopathology of the elbow, which is important therapeutic problems. because of some interesting links between The difficulty of long-term evaluation of trauma and functional damage as weil as bet treatment of radial head fractures is examined ween some traumatic lesions and consequent in two interesting chapters that describe the treatment. long-term results of radial head resection and Next are two important chapters on over prosthetic replacement."

Spis treści

Anatomophysiopathology of the Elbow.- Overload Syndromes of the Elbow.- Nerve Tunnel Syndromes in the Elbow.- Fractures and Joint Injuries in Children.- Classification of Fractures and Dislocations in the Adult Elbow.- Fractures of the Distal Humerus in the Adult.- AO Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Fractures of the Distal Humerus in the Adult.- Fractures of the Proximal Ulna.- Fractures of the Proximal Radius in Adults.- Treatment of Pure Elbow Dislocation. Long-Term Results.- Fracture-Dislocation of the Elbow: Evaluation of Long-Term Results.- The Monteggia Lesion.- Neurovascular Complications in the Post-Traumatic Elbow.- Isolated Traumatic Lesions of the Musculocutaneous Nerve.- Nonunion of Elbow Fractures.- Radial Head Fractures: Long-Term Results of Resection.- Prosthetic Replacement for Radial Head Fractures.- Arthroscopic Arthrolysis.- Reconstruction of the Post-Traumatic Elbow.- The Use of Arthroplasty in Elbow Trauma.- Arthroplasty of the Elbow Joint.- Post-Traumatic Elbow Stiffness.- Conclusions.