Manual of Soft-tissue Management in Orthopaedic Trauma
Volgas / Harder
Publication Date: January 2012
336 pp, 711 and 14 videos
hardcover
ISBN (Americas): 9783131663719
ISBN (EUR, Asia, Africa, AUS): 9783131663719
A fracture first and foremost is a soft-tissue injury, the best possible outcome of which strongly depends on correct decision making at the right time and state-of-the-art softtissue handling. In order for orthopaedic and trauma surgeons to address these issues comprehensively without being plastic surgeons themselves, a certain level of interdisciplinary understanding has to be acquired.
This textbook provides that knowledge applicable in everyday clinical situations, focusing on interdisciplinary treatment strategies and basic soft-tissue techniques. High-quality videos and 20 carefully selected case studies further illustrate this comprehensive approach and the complex process of decision making.
Surgeons will, among other things, be able to expand their knowledge regarding: