[edited by] James G. Wright ; section editors, Henry Ahn [and others]
مشخصات ظاهری
نام خاص و کميت اثر
xxiv, 702 pages :
ساير جزييات
illustrations ;
ابعاد
28 cm
يادداشت کلی
متن يادداشت
"An Expert consult title"--Cover
یادداشتهای مربوط به کتابنامه ، واژه نامه و نمایه های داخل اثر
متن يادداشت
Includes bibliographical references and index
یادداشتهای مربوط به مندرجات
متن يادداشت
Introduction to evidence-based orthopaedics -- Spinal topics -- Should patients with acute spinal cord injuries receive steroids? -- Should patients undergoing decompression for a grade 1 degenerative spondylolisthesis also have an instrumented fusion? -- Vertebral augmentation: what is the role of vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty? -- What is the ideal surgical treatment for an adult patient with a lytic spondylolisthesis? -- What is the optimal treatment for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis? -- What is the optimal treatment for thoracolumbar burst fractures? -- Is neuromonitoring beneficial during spinal surgery? -- What is the optimal method of managing a patient with cervical myelopathy? -- Do bone morphogenetic proteins improve spinal fusion? -- Upper extremity topics -- What is the best surgical procedure for cubital tunnel syndrome? -- What is the best treatment for displaced fractures of the distal radius? -- What is the best surgical treatment for early degenerative osteoarthritis of the wrist? -- What is the best treatment for acute injuries of the scapholunate ligament? -- What is the best method of rehabilitation after flexor tendon repair in zone II: passive mobilization or early active motion? What is the best suture configuration for repair of flexor tendon lacerations? -- What is the best management of digital triggering? -- What is the evidence for a cause-and-effect linkage between occupational hand use and symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome? -- What are the best diagnostic tests for complex regional pain syndrome? -- What is the optimal treatment of displaced midshaft clavicle fractures? -- What is the best surgical treatment for cuff tear arthropathy? -- What is the best treatment for complex proximal humerus fractures? What are the main determinants of outcome after arthroplasty? -- What are the best diagnostic criteria for lateral epicondylitis? -- What are the indications for surgery, and what is the best surgical treatment for chronic lateral epicondylitis? -- What is the optimal rehabilitative approach to posttraumatic elbow stiffness? -- Pediatric topics -- Can we prevent children's fractures? -- What is the best treatment for wrist fractures? -- What is the best treatment for forearm fractures? -- How should we treat elbow fractures in children? -- What is the best treatment for femoral fractures? -- What is the best treatment for growth plate injuries? -- How do you best diagnose septic arthritis of the hip? -- What is the best treatment for anterior cruciate ligament injuries in skeletally immature individuals? -- What is the optimal treatment for slipped capital femoral epiphysis? -- Best treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: what do current systematic reviews tell us? -- What is the best treatment for ambulatory cerebral palsy? -- What is the best treatment for developmental dysplasia of the hip? -- What is the best treatment for idiopathic clubfoot? -- What is the optimal treatment for hip and spine in myelomenigocele? -- What is the best treatment of malignant bone tumors in children? -- What is the best treatment for simple bone cysts? -- Legg-Calve-Perthes disease: how should it be treated? -- What is the best treatment for hip displacement in nonambulatory patients with cerebal [e.g. cerebral] palsy? -- Muscular dystrophy: how should it be treated? -- Trauma topics -- What is the best treatment for open fractures? -- Mangled extremity: are scoring systems useful? -- What is the appropriate timing of prophylactic stabilization of osseous metastases? -- What is the role of splinting for comfort? -- Does the type of hospital in which a patient is treated affect outcomes in orthopaedic patients? -- How does surgeon and hospital volume affect patient outcome after traumatic injury? -- Are bone substitutes useful in the treatment and prevention of nonunions and in the management of subchondral voids? -- Fracture healing: how strong is the effect of smoking on bone healing? -- What is the best way to prevent heterotopic ossification after acetabular fracture fixation? -- When is it safe to resect heterotopic ossification? -- Damage control trauma care: does it save lives or make no difference? -- Humeral shaft fractures: what is the best treatment? -- Supracondylar humeral fractures: is open reduction and internal fixation or primary total elbow arthroplasty better in poor quality bone? -- Acetabular fractures: does delay to surgery influence outcome? -- Hip dislocation: how does delay to reduction affect avascular necrosis rate? -- Combined fractures of the hip and femoral shaft: what is the best treatment method? -- Femoral neck fractures: when should a displaced subcapital fracture be replaced versus fixed? -- Intracapsular femoral neck fracture: how does delay in surgery affect complication rate? -- Subtrochanteric femoral fractures: is a nail or plate better? -- Femoral shaft fractures: what is the best treatment? -- Supracondylar femoral fractures: is a locking plate or a nail better? -- What is the relation between malunion and function for lower extremity tibeal diaphyseal fractures? -- Tibial diaphyseal fractures: what is the best treatment? -- What is the best treatment for pilon fractures? -- Foot and ankle topics -- What is the best treatment for plantar fasciitis? -- What is the best treatment for posterior tibial tendonitis? -- What is the best treatment for Achilles tendon rupture? -- What is the best treatment for end-stage ankle arthritis? -- What is the best treatment for ankle osteochondral lesions? -- What is the best treatment for end-stage hallux rigidus? -- What is the best treatment for hallux valgus? -- What is the best treatment for a Charcot foot and ankle? -- What is the best treatment for displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures? -- What is the best treatment of displaced talar neck fractures? -- What is the best treatment for injury to the tarsometatarsal joint complex? -- What is the best treatment for recurrent ankle instability? -- Arthroplasty topics -- Regional anesthesia for total hip and knee arthroplasty: is it worth the effort? -- Should thromboprophylaxis be used for lower limb joint replacement surgery? -- What blood conservation techniques for total joint arthroplasty work? -- What is the role of antibiotic cement in total joint replacement? -- Total hip replacement: hybrid versus uncemented: which is better? -- Which bearing surface should be used: highly cross-linked polyethylene versus metal or metal versus ceramic on ceramic? -- What are the facts and fiction of minimally invasive hip and knee arthroplasty surgery? -- What is the role for hip resurfacing arthroplasty? -- When should a unicompartmental knee arthroplasty be considered? -- Should you save or substitute the posterior cruciate ligament in total knee replacement? -- Should the patella be resurfaced in total knee replacement? -- What is the role of computer navigation in hip and knee arthroplasty? -- How do you make a diagnosis of an infected arthroplasty? -- Sports medicine topics -- Are anterior cruciate ligament injuries preventable? -- Autograft choice in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: should it be patellar tendon or hamstring tendon? -- Is there a role for arthroscopy in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis? -- What are effective therapies for anterior knee pain? -- What is the best treatment for chondral defects in the knee? -- Multiligament knee injury: should surgical reconstruction be acute or delayed? -- Should first-time shoulder dislocators be stabilized surgically? -- Open versus arthroscopic repair for shoulder instability: what's best? -- Is arthroscopic rotator cuff repair superior?