Rang's Children's Fractures
About This Book
Dr. Mercer Rang's classic text on children's fractures has been revised and updated by two eminent orthopedic surgeons from Children's HospitalSan Diego. Continuing Dr. Rang's tradition, Drs. Wenger and Pring provide a uniquely practical, readable overview of children's fractures, emphasizing diagnosis, treatment, common pitfalls, and communication with parents and other healthcare professionals. This edition features over 400 new illustrations. New chapters cover casts and epidemiology and prevention of fractures. Elbow injuries are covered in greater detail in two chapters. New information on imaging and new MRI scans have been added. This edition also has a more user-friendly two-color design. Table of Contents: Ch. 1. Children are not just small adults Ch. 2. The physis and skeletal injury Ch. 3. Orthopedic literacy : fracture description and resource utilization Ch. 4. Emergency fracture reduction Ch. 5. Casts for children's fractures Ch. 6. Clavicle Ch. 7. Shoulder and humeral shaft Ch. 8. Elbow - distal humerus Ch. 9. Elbow - proximal radius and ulna Ch. 10. Radius and ulna Ch. 11. Hand Ch. 12. Pelvis and hip Ch. 13. Femoral shaft Ch. 14. Knee Ch. 15. Tibia Ch. 16. Ankle Ch. 17. Foot Ch. 18. Spine Ch. 19. Fractures in special circumstances Ch. 20. Accident prevention, risk, and the evolving epidemiology of fractures. Children are not just small adults The physis and skeletal injury Orthopedic literacy: fracture description and resource utilization Emergency fracture reduction Casts for children's fractures Clavicle 91 Shoulder and humeral shaft Elbow/distal humerus Elbow/proximal radius and ulna Radius and ulna Hand Pelvis and hip Femoral shaft Knee Tibia Ankle Foot Spine Fractures in special circumstances Accident prevention, risk and the evolving epidemiology of fractures.
