Severe Injuries to the Limbs

Lerner, Alexander3-540-23941-3, 978-3-540-23941-3

Table of contents :
Cover……Page 1
Foreword……Page 6
Preface……Page 7
Contents……Page 8
1. Introduction……Page 9
2.2 Tissue Debridement……Page 13
2.3 Vascular Injuries……Page 17
2.4 Peripheral Nerve Injury……Page 19
2.5 Primary Skeletal Stabilization……Page 21
2.7 The Management of Retained Bullets in the Limbs……Page 30
3.1 Final Soft-Tissue Coverage……Page 35
3.2 Definitive Skeletal Reconstruction……Page 38
3.2.1 Ilizarov Circular Fixation……Page 40
3.2.2 Hybrid Frames (Modular Combinations in Various Types of External Fixation Devices)……Page 72
3.2.3 Hinged Fixation of Peri-Articular Injuries……Page 78
3.2.4 Peculiarity of Elbow Joint Reconstruction: Methods of Isolated Hybrid External Fixation of Humeral, Ulnar, and Radial Bones……Page 86
3.2.7 Primary Arthrodesis After High-Energy Injuries……Page 93
3.3.1 Bone Reconstruction by Callotasis……Page 129
3.3.2 Bone Reconstruction Using Bifocal Technique……Page 152
3.3.3 Fibular Bone Translation, Foot Stabilization……Page 159
3.4.1 Acute Shortening……Page 172
3.4.3 Acute Shortening, Angulation, and Malrotation……Page 173
4.1 Active and Passive Joint Mobilization in External Frames for Treatment of Peri-Articular Injuries……Page 199
4.2 Weight-Bearing During Stabilization in External Fixation Frame……Page 203
5. Treatment Algorith forbMissile Open Fractures of the Limbs……Page 211
6. Conclusions……Page 213
References……Page 225
Subject Index……Page 229