Wade R. Smith • Philip F. Stahel
Editors

2014

Management of Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Trauma Patient is a first- edition textbook written in the multidisciplinary spirit of modern trauma care. The genesis of the project originated during a course at the annual American College of Surgeons meeting in Chicago entitled Orthopedic Trauma Emergencies . This symposium was aimed at a mixed audience of general, trauma, and military surgeons. The lecture hall was packed and the audience was primed with practical and highly sophisticated questions, which revealed the widespread interest in the overall management of musculoskeletal injuries in trauma patients. During the ensuing discussion in and out of the lecture hall, we were impressed by the level of knowledge about musculoskeletal injuries of our non-orthopedic colleagues.