Main description:

This book provides all the knowledge needed to treat injuries to the pediatric extremities, spine, and pelvis. It aims to enable age-appropriate diagnosis and optimal treatment selection, with particular consideration of the current developmental age of an injured child. A general overview section presents the features of skeletal growth, growth plate fusion, and the concept of non-growth-damaging treatment of pediatric fractures.

The well-structured specialized chapters detail the characteristics of individual injuries with corresponding case studies. Thus, the book offers a learning opportunity but can also be used as a practical daily reference to facilitate orientation. Three chapters focus on options for the correction of injuries that have healed poorly. The book offers exceptional value through:-

Classifications of fractures and injuries
Schematic drawings of typical fractures with developmental characteristics
Structured overview tables for all regions of injury with representation of the fracture types and their characteristic radiographs
Presentation of conservative and operative treatment options and illustration of all typical situations

Contents:

Part I. General.- Bone Growth and Bone Healing.- Types of Injuries.- Fracture Classification.- Radiological Diagnostics.- Conservative Principles.- Operative Principles.- Specific Injuries (vascular, neurological.- General Therapeutic Principles.- Part II. Specific Injuries.- Shoulder.- Humerus.- Elbow.- Supracondylar Fractures.- Radial Condyle Fracture.- ulnar Epicondyle Fracture and Elbow Luxation.- Proximal Radius.- Proximal Ulna.- Monteggia Lesion.- Forearm Fracture.- Distal Forearm Fracture.- Galeazzi Fracture.- Wrist.- Hand.- Fingers.- Spine.- Pelvis.- Proximal Hip.- Femur Shaft.- Distal Femur.- Patella.- Knee Joint.- Proximal Tibia.- Tibia Shaft.- Distal Lower Leg.- Ankle Joint.- Foot.- Part III. Secondary Reconstructions.- Differential Diagnosis to Pathological Fractures and Abnormalities.- Overseen Monteggia lesions.- Secondary Reconstructions of the Upper Leg.- Secondary Reconstructions of the Lower Leg.- Limb lengthening.- Axis-Correction.- Reconstructions of Inborn Abnormalities.