Book description
This new AO text is a step-by-step manual for treating fractures in the
mandible, maxilla, spine, scapula, pelvis, humerus, radius, ulna, femur,
patella, tibia and fibula, carpus, tarsus, metacarpal and metatarsal
bones, and digits. Engaging current concepts of AO teaching with a
particular focus on the biology of fracture healing, this book is
designed to guide the surgeon through all the stages of fracture
management, from preoperative evaluation and fracture planning, to
anesthesia and pain management protocols, to fraction reduction
techniques and surgical procedures. The authors also discuss
considerations for rehabilitation. This authoritative resource comes
with a DVD-ROM containing the entire book in digital form for easy
search and convenient text-to-video launch of 64 AO teaching videos and
12 animations that demonstrate key surgical techniques. This text is a
must for all practicing veterinary orthopedic surgeons. "The
majority of this textbook is dedicated to detailing the techniques
available for the repair of fractures which it does admirably. ...The
illustrations, which range from simple line drawings to photographs and
algorithms, are excellent. When you combine these visual aids with
concise and accurate descriptions, the result is a very useful guide for
the beginner orthopaedic surgeon whilst at the same time acting as a
reference tool for the more experienced operator. The information given
on complications, corrective osteotomies and arthrodesis is also very
well presented and useful. Bold print sentences and highlighted comments
in the page margins...may be useful for students doing last minute
preparation for an examination." --Veterinary and Comparative
Orthopaedics and Traumatology Professor, College of Veterinary
Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL., USA University of
Cambridge
