This concise yet comprehensive visual resource is a fresh and unique approach for reviewing and solidifying your foundation in over 100 essential surgical procedures across the orthopaedic specialties. Chapters are heavily illustrated with radiographs, intraoperative photographs, and line drawings to help you visualize the procedures. The management of each condition is detailed in an easy-to-follow format that begins with patient selection, walks through a detailed step-by-step description of the procedure, and concludes with the authors surgical pearls. From rotator cuff repair and fixation of distal radius fractures to tibiotalar arthrodesis and pediatric ACL reconstruction, the 70 surgical videos that complement these chapters bring your learning experience to life. This technique-focused reference is a one-stop fundamental resource for busy practicing orthopaedic surgeons and a must have for orthopaedic residency.
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PGY1 residents can read the text from cover to cover to gain a general foundation of knowledge.
Stay up to date with the most current procedures - more than 50 procedures are new to this edition! Quickly review the relevant trauma or pathophysiology before viewing step-by-step coverage of the procedure.
The book is also ideal for seasoned clinicians studying for the ABOS recertification exams and motivated medical students preparing for orthopaedic surgery rotations.
OKU 12 brings you a comprehensive synthesis of the latest clinical thinking and best practices across all orthopaedic specialty areas.
Select chapters are enhanced with videos that bring the techniques to life. This new volume provides online access to the current volume and every volume back to and including Volume 51.
Other chapters are new to this volume and cover the shoulder, the elbow, the knee, the ankle, and the use of arthroscopy to correct hip problems caused by sports injuries.
This is the first major new comprehensive text and reference on surgical techniques in orthopaedics.
The high-quality surgical images throughout the book will enhance the reader's understanding of the material presented. In addition, each chapter ends with a summary and three key points. [taken from preface].