Title Front line extremity and orthopaedic surgery : a practical guide / Lawrence B. Bone, Christiaan N. Mamczak, editors

Published Heidelberg : Springer, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 199 pages) : illustrations (some color) Contents Prehospital and Enroute Care -- Combat Triage and Mass Casualty Management -- Initial Management and Damage Control Priorities -- Blast Trauma -- Foot and Ankle Injuries -- Tibia and Below-the-Knee Injuries and Fractures -- Transtibial Amputation -- Vascular Injuries of the Lower Extremity -- Use of Fasciotomies of the Lower Extremities -- Transfemoral Amputations -- Femoral Fractures -- Combat Pelvic Injuries and Hip Dislocations -- Frontline Orthopedic Care for Hand Injuries -- Forearm Injuries -- Combat Injuries of the Elbow -- Arm and Shoulder Injuries -- Upper Extremity Vascular Injuries -- Spine Injuries -- Burns and Extremity Injury: A Difficult Combination -- The Approach to the Complex Multiple Amputee -- Limb Salvage vs. Amputation -- Orthopedic Consultation Summary This book is designed as an easy to read reference and practical guide to the management of combat extremity injuries, which account for a high percentage of the injuries sustained in recent and current conflicts. The surgical techniques appropriate to the full range of extremity injuries and some other frequent injuries, such as trauma to the spine and pelvis, are clearly described with the aid of helpful illustrations. In each chapter a bottom line up front approach is adopted, providing key messages first; a further important feature is the emphasis placed on case-based information and lessons learned from practice. Care has been taken to ensure that the advice provided is straightforward and in line with military clinical practice guidelines Notes Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index Notes English Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 1, 2014) Subject War wounds -- Surgery Surgery, Military. Orthopedic surgery. Wounds and Injuries -- surgery MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General. Médecine. Orthopedic surgery Surgery, Military War wounds -- Surgery Form Electronic book Author Bone, Lawrence B., editor Mamczak, Christiaan N., editor ISBN 9783642453373 3642453376 3642453368 9783642453366

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