Intramedullary Limb Lengthening: Principles And Practice
by Stuart A. Green /
2017 / English / PDF, EPUB
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Providing a comprehensive overview of the current orthopedic uses
of intramedullary devices, this practical, well-illustrated guide
opens with a review of the history of limb lengthening from the
early external fixator up to Ilizarov’s monumental discoveries,
with a summary of the biology of new bone formation in a widening
distraction gap. This is followed by post-Ilizarov developments
with external fixators designed to ease application and increase
patient tolerance of such devices, as well as a discussion of the
intramedullary lengthening devices from the earliest mechanical
distractors to the most modern implants, detailing the surgical
principles, pre-operative planning and specific operative
techniques for each. Concluding chapters focus on preventing and
dealing with complications from the surgery and day-to-day
post-operative management. A unique feature of the book is a
cross-section atlas of the upper and lower limbs that will assist
surgeons to avoid impaling neuro
Providing a comprehensive overview of the current orthopedic uses
of intramedullary devices, this practical, well-illustrated guide
opens with a review of the history of limb lengthening from the
early external fixator up to Ilizarov’s monumental discoveries,
with a summary of the biology of new bone formation in a widening
distraction gap. This is followed by post-Ilizarov developments
with external fixators designed to ease application and increase
patient tolerance of such devices, as well as a discussion of the
intramedullary lengthening devices from the earliest mechanical
distractors to the most modern implants, detailing the surgical
principles, pre-operative planning and specific operative
techniques for each. Concluding chapters focus on preventing and
dealing with complications from the surgery and day-to-day
post-operative management. A unique feature of the book is a
cross-section atlas of the upper and lower limbs that will assist
surgeons to avoid impaling neurovascular structures during the minimally invasive portions of
operative insertion of the implants.
vascular structures during the minimally invasive portions of
operative insertion of the implants.Intramedullary Limb Lengthening: Principles and Practice
Intramedullary Limb Lengthening: Principles and Practice
is an ideal, on-the-spot resource for orthopedic surgeons,
residents and trainees treating pediatric and adult limb
deformities and length deficiencies, as well as physical
therapists and other health care providers who manage such
patients post-operatively.
is an ideal, on-the-spot resource for orthopedic surgeons,
residents and trainees treating pediatric and adult limb
deformities and length deficiencies, as well as physical
therapists and other health care providers who manage such
patients post-operatively.
