McRae, Ronald.

Pocketbook of orthopaedics and fractures / Orthopaedics and fractures Ronald McRae. - 2nd ed - Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone, 2006 - viii, 552 p. : ill., index ; 19 cm.

Includes index.

Contents: 1. Orthopaedic examination: General principles -- Segmental and peripheral nerves -- The cervical spine -- the shoulder -- the elbow -- the wrist -- The hand -- The thoracic and lumbar spine -- The hip -- The knee -- the tibia -- The ankle -- The foot -- 2. Fractures and dislocations: Fractures: basic terminology -- The diagnosis of fractures and the principles of treatment -- Closed reduction and fixation of fractures -- Open fractures/gunshot wounds/internal fixation -- Fracture healing/complications/pathological fractures -- Regional injuries: the shoulder girdle and humerus -- Regional injuries: the elbow -- Regional injuries:the forearm bones -- Regional injuries: the wrist and hand -- Regional injuries: the spine -- Regional injuries: fractures of the pelvis, hip and femoral neck -- Regional injuries: fractures of femur and injuries about the knee -- Regional injuries: fractures of the tibia -- Regional injuries: the ankle -- Regional injuries: the foot -- The fracture clinic.

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Orthopedics--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Fractures--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

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