J. Pfeil • W. E. Siebert (Eds.) 2010 We are currently witnessing a marked change in total hip arthroplasty. Minimally invasive surgical techniques have been popularized in the media and patients are showing an increased interest in these techniques, which promise to provide them with an even better result following total hip replacement.
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Pierre Lascombes 2010 The Nancy University Manual For many decades up to the late 1960’s, the treatment of the diaphyseal and metaphyseal fractures in children was exclusively conservative. At that time, the only significant textbook on children’s fractures was that of Walter Blount, which was published in 1955.
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Edited by George Bentley 2010 This 10th Volume of the EFORT European Instructional Lectures completes a series of 10 published since 1993 which cover 240 topics presented at the past 11 Congresses. The topics reflect the current thinking and latest advances in Orthopaedics and Traumatology,written by specialists from across Europe, who bring a perspective unique to their own Country and […]
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Mark R. Pitkin 2010 Public attention to people who need prostheses and to prostheses themselves always grows during times of war and culminates immediately after the war ends. One obvious reason is the sharp rise in the number of amputees. The other reason is the temporary release and availability of technical and intellectual resources, previously devoted to the […]
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Matthew B. Werd · E. Leslie Knight Editors 2010 The intent of this book is to provide a comprehensive resource on athletic footwear and orthoses for the entire sports medicine team from all backgrounds and training, including physicians (MD, DO, DPM, DC), athletic trainers (ATC), physical therapists (PT, DPT), researchers (MA, PhD), massage therapists (LMT), and all other professionals […]
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Miklós Szendrői · Franklin H. Sim (Eds.) 2009 The evaluation of musculoskeletal disorders is often problematic because of the variety of diseases and diagnostic complexity. Th is is compounded by the increasing specialization in this field.
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Johan Bellemans (Editor) Michael D. Ries (Editor) Jan M.K. Victor (Editor) 2005 Few domains in orthopedics have evolved so dramatically over the past decades as our knowledge and understanding of knee physiology and knee replacement surgery. Long ago are the days that hinged knees or unconstrained flat on flat components with gamma irradiated in air polyethylene were […]
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Beat Hintermann 2005 Historical Overview, Current Concepts and Future Perspectives Arthritis of the ankle continues to be a significant problem for patients and its prevalence, at least post-traumatic arthritis, appears to be increasing. Currently there is a great deal of interest within the orthopaedic foot and ankle community concerned with treating patients with arthritis of the ankle.
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Steffen J. Breusch (Editor) Henrik Malchau (Editor) 2005 Theory and Practice The content covers topics from clinical aspects such as type of incision, the operative steps in the cementing technique, optimal implant designs, perioperative management and prevention of complications. The basic science aspects include properties of bone cement, mixing and bone preparation. The clinical outcome with different types […]
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Nicola Maffulli Per Renström Wayne B. Leadbetter Editors 2005 Basic Science and Clinical Medicine Standard textbooks of anatomy, physiology, pathology, orthopedic surgery, and sports medicine provide little information on tendons. Tendon ailments are increasingly prevalent in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine, and in occupational and family medicine as well.
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