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Complications in Orthopaedics: Pediatrics, 1st Edition

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Edited by Matthew Schmitz and Stephen R. Thompson, MD, MEd, FRCSC
The difference between an average surgeon and a master surgeon is often an ability to navigate and resolve surgical complications. Complications in Orthopaedics: Pediatrics provides expert guidance and offers real solutions to improve patient outcome ...view more
The difference between an average surgeon and a master surgeon is often an ability to navigate and resolve surgical complications. Complications in Orthopaedics: Pediatrics provides expert guidance and offers real solutions to improve patient outcomes, both for the trainee and for the experienced surgeon. This brand new volume in the new Complications in Orthopaedics series from Dr. Stephen R. Thompson, co-editor of Miller’s Orthopaedics and DeLee & Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, and Dr. Matthew R. Schmitz, focuses on how to get out of the weeds, with practical, use-now advice on pediatric trauma, upper extremity, spine, lower extremity, and neuromuscular/congenital disorders.
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9780323873970
Publication Date :
12-12-2023
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Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery
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The difference between an average surgeon and a master surgeon is often an ability to navigate and resolve surgical complications. Complications in Orthopaedics: Pediatrics provides expert guidance and offers real solutions to improve patient outcomes, both for the trainee and for the experienced surgeon. This brand new volume in the new Complications in Orthopaedics series from Dr. Stephen R. Thompson, co-editor of Miller’s Orthopaedics and DeLee & Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, and Dr. Matthew R. Schmitz, focuses on how to get out of the weeds, with practical, use-now advice on pediatric trauma, upper extremity, spine, lower extremity, and neuromuscular/congenital disorders.

Key Features
  • Describes how to navigate the most common or most devastating errors and complications in pediatric orthopaedic surgery, combining the breadth of knowledge of academic surgeons with the “‘in-the-trenches” skills of community surgeons
  • Follows a templated, reader-friendly format throughout
  • Emphasizes how to recognize and avoid errors, with thorough coverage of preoperative errors, intraoperative issues, and postoperative complications
  • Includes video clips, clinical images, and MRI and CT scans to enhance and reinforce the material
  • An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

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Edited by Matthew Schmitz, Chief, Pediatric Orthopaedics and Young Adult HipPreservation, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, USA and Stephen R. Thompson, MD, MEd, FRCSC, Associate Professor of Sports Medicine, Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center, University of Maine, Bangor, Maine, USA
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ISBN Number 9780323873970
Description Author List Edited by Matthew Schmitz, Chief, Pediatric Orthopaedics and Young Adult HipPreservation, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, USA and Stephen R. Thompson, MD, MEd, FRCSC, Associate Professor of Sports Medicine, Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center, University of Maine, Bangor, Maine, USA
Copyright Year 2024
Edition Number 1
Format Book
Trim 216w x 276h (8.50" x 10.875")
Imprint Elsevier
Page Count 418
Publication Date 12 Dec 2023
Stock Status Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery

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Section 1 Pediatric Trauma
1. Proximal Humerus and Clavicle Complications
2. Supracondylar Humerus Fractures
3. Lateral Condyle Fractures
4. Medial Condyle and Medial Epicondyle Fractures
5. Forearm Fractures
6. Complications of Distal Radius and Ulna Fractures in Children
7. Hand/Finger Fractures
8. Complications in Pediatric Cervical Spine Trauma
9. Complications in Thoracolumbar Spine Trauma
10. Complications in Pediatric Pelvic and Proximal Femur Fractures
11. Complications in the Treatment of Pediatric Femoral Shaft Fractures
12. Fractures About the Knee
13. Complications in Tibial Shaft Fractures
14. Ankle Fractures
15. Foot Fractures

Section 2 Upper Extremity
16. Brachial Plexus Reconstruction
17. Syndactyly
18. Complications in Surgery of the Thumb
19. Cubitus Varus/Valgus Correction

Section 3 Spine
20. Complications in the Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
21. Complications in the Treatment of Neuromuscular Spine
22. Congenital Spine Deformities
23. Complications in Kyphosis in Children
24. Pediatric Complications: Growing Rod Treatment

Section 4 Lower Extremity
25. Complications Associated With Management of Septic Arthritis of the Hip in Pediatric Patients
26. Complications of Closed Reduction of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
27. Complications in Open Treatment of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
28. Complications of the Periacetabular Osteotomy for Treatment of Adolescent Hip Dysplasia
29. Proximal Femoral Osteotomies
30. Complications of Surgical Treatment of Perthes Disease
31. Complications in Treatment of Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
32. Complications in Surgical Management of Adolescent Blount Disease
33. Complications Associated with Epiphysiodesis and Hemiepiphysiodesis
34. Surgical Management of Clubfoot
35. Complications in Pediatric Flatfoot Reconstruction
36. Tarsal Coalition Resection
37. Cavus Foot Correction

Section 5 Neuromuscular/Congenital Disorders
38. Osteotomies for Osteogenesis Imperfecta
39. Spastic Hip Dislocation
40. Complications of Upper Extremity Surgery for Neuromuscular Disorders
41. Complications in Lower Extremity Soft Tissue Surgery in Neuromuscular Patients

"This book is a volume in the series Complications in Orthopaedics. This book deals with injuries and disorders in children and adolescents." ©Doody’s Review Service, 2024, Edward Abraham, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine), Doody’s Score: 91 – 4 Stars!
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