Orthopedists have long needed a text on the challenging field of shoulder and elbow trauma. This techniques-oriented book offers clear and easy-to-follow guidelines on the latest surgical advances, including the use of new bioabsorbable implants and fixation methods. More than 300 illustrations demonstrate steps of a surgical procedure with outstanding clarity. You'll also find practical guidelines for treating pediatric elbow fractures and dislocations, stenoclavicular injuries, proximal humerus fractures, and many others. With the experiences of leading specialists augmented with editorial comments, this book provides a broad range of information you need to successfully perform any operation involving the shoulder and elbow.

Key features:

Step-by-step instructions and illustrations provide a ''roadmap'' to surgeryEditorial comments offer different surgical options and alternativesTips and pearls impart the insights of leading experts in the fieldValuable sections on complications alert you to potential problemsContains a foreword by Charles Rockwood, pioneering developer of the globally used shoulder replacement system

With key information that refreshes your knowledge and demonstrates new techniques, this book is essential for orthopedic surgeons, traumatologists, shoulder and elbow surgeons, and physical therapists; order today!

<p><strong>Section I. Elbow Trauma</strong><br>1. Dislocations, Fracture Dislocations, and Instability<br>2. Radial Head Fractures<br>3. Capitellum Fractures<br>4. Olecranon Fractures<br>5. Intra-articular Distal Humerus Fractures<br>6. Open Fractures, Infections, Non/Malunion and Heterotopic Ossification of the Shoulder and Elbow<br>7. Soft Tissue Coverage of the Elbow<br>8. The Post-traumatic Stiff Elbow: Overview and Management<br>9. Pediatric Elbow Fractures<br><strong>Section II. Shoulder Trauma</strong><br>10. Sternoclavicular Injuries<br>11. Clavicle Fractures, Malunions, and Nonunions<br>12. Distal Clavicle Fractures and Acromioclavicular Joint Injuries<br>13. Two- and Three-Part Fractures of the Proximal Humerus<br>14. Four-Part Proximal Humerus Fractures Treated with Hemiarthroplasty<br>15. Soft Tissue Coverage of the Shoulder</p>