Hip Fractures: A Practical Guide to Management

✍ Scribed by Kenneth J. Koval, Joseph D. Zuckerman (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 340
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

As the population of elderly people has increased, so too has the incidence of hip fracture. While injuries to the hips are common, they can be quite complicated and require both surgical and non-surgical approaches to treatment and management. J. Zuckerman, MD, Chairman, Dep. of Orthopaedic Surgery and K. Koval, MD, Chief, Fracture service, both of the prestigious Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York, in this new volume address the issues, complications, and treatments that face both hip specialists and general orthopedic surgeon. Over 500 line drawings and photographs analyze and explain the various types of hip fractures including fractures of the femoral neck, intertrochanteric fractures and subtrochanteric fractures. In addition, this book covers epidemiology and mechanisms of injury, diagnosis, treatment principles, avoidance of pitfalls, rehabilitation, outcome assessment, economics of hip fracture treatment and prevention.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Anatomy....Pages 1-8
Epidemiology and Mechanism of Injury....Pages 9-25
Diagnosis....Pages 27-36
Treatment Principles....Pages 37-48
Femoral Neck Fractures....Pages 49-127
Intertrochanteric Fractures....Pages 129-190
Subtrochanteric Fractures....Pages 191-252
Pitfalls and Their Avoidance....Pages 253-286
Rehabilitation....Pages 287-294
Outcome Assessment....Pages 295-302
Economics of Hip Fracture Treatment....Pages 303-312
Prevention....Pages 313-322
Back Matter....Pages 323-330

✦ Subjects

Orthopedics