Hip Fractures: A Practical Guide to Management

Hip Fractures: A Practical Guide to Management
ISBN-10
0387983872
ISBN-13
9780387983875
Category
Medical
Pages
360
Language
English
Published
2000
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Authors
Kenneth Koval, Joseph Zuckerman

Description

This volume addresses the issues, complications and treatments that face hip specialists and general orthopaedic surgeons in both the surgical and non-surgical treatment of hip fractures. Over 500 photographs and drawings explain the various types of hip fractures. In addition, this book covers epidemiology and mechanisms of injury, diagnosis, treatment principles, rehabilitation, outcome assessment, and the economics of treatment and prevention. Hip Fractures provides complete coverage of the diagnostic and technical techniques making it the definitive source for decision making.

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