Full Description
Edited and authored by leading international experts, Distal Radius Fractures: Evidence-Based Management provides a state-of-the-art overview of diagnosis and management based on today's best practices. Each chapter focuses on one key issue, offering a challenging case and then questioning the reader in an engaging fashion to provide the best available evidence on each topic. Practical and easy to read, this innovative text is a useful resource for all residents, physicians and surgeons who manage fractures.
Combines current best practices with the knowledge and experience of a global team of expert contributing authors, with a focus on practical use in applying the evidence.
Covers need-to-know topics such as anatomy and biomechanics, diagnostic management, acute fracture management, management of pediatric and elderly fractures, and more
Includes valuable case scenarios, technical tips and tricks, and pearls and pitfalls
Features high-quality illustrations including CT scans, x-rays, and clinical photographs
Consolidates the latest evidence on distal radius fractures into one convenient resource
Enhanced eBook version included with purchase, which allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices
Contents
Section 1. Introduction
1. Principles of Evidence-Based Management of Distal Radius Fractures
2. Using Evidence to Manage Distal Radius Fractures
Section 2. Anatomy and Biomechanics
3. Epidemiology
4. Osseous and Ligamentous Anatomy of the Distal Radius
5. Biomechanics of DRF
Section 3. Diagnostic Management
6. Radiographic Parameters and Classifications
7. Role of Advanced Imaging
Section 4. Acute Fracture Management
8. Closed reduction of displaced DRF
9. Surgical versus conservative interventions for Displaced?Distal?Radius?Fractures
10. Predictors of Instability and secondary dislocation of conservatively treated DRF
11. Plating versus Percutaneous Kirschner Wires for simple DRF
12. Volar plating versus Dorsal plating
13. Comminuted articular DRF
14. Comminuted metaphyseal DRF
15. Bone graft substitutes
16. Arthroscopic-assisted treatment of DRF
17. Simultaneous Fractures of the Distal Radius and Scaphoid
18. Galeazzi Fracture Dislocations
19. Essex Lopresti Fracture Dislocations
20. Acute DRUJ Instability
21. Concomitant ulnar styloid fractures
22. Persistent Ulnar Sided pain after DRF
23. Association Between Radiological and Patient-Reported Outcomes
24. Rehabilitation
25. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Section 5. Pediatric Fracture Management
26. Pediatric DRF
27. Pediatric Forearm Fractures
Section 6. Elderly Fracture Management
28. Fracture Fixation in the Elderly
29. Prevention of DRF
Section 7. Malunion and Nonunion
30. Diagnosing the Malunited Distal Radius
31. Treatment of the Extra-articular Malunited Distal Radius
32. Treatment of the Intra-articular Malunited Distal Radius
33. Corrective Osteotomy of Distal Radius Malunion
34. Three-Dimensional Planning and surgical guidance of Malunion Correction
35. Nonunion
Section 8. Posttraumatic Arthritis and Complications
36. Tendon ruptures after DRF
37. Chronic DRUJ Instability
38. Posttraumatic DRUJ Arthritis
39. Posttraumatic RSL Arthritis
40. Wrist contracture
