Techniques and Principles for the Operating Room (AO-Publishing)

Lavishly illustrated, succinct coverage of the latest advances in operative fracture care Reflecting the recent dramatic advances in orthopedic trauma care and orthopedic implants, this highly practical surgical guide provides step-by-step descriptions of new, state-of-the-art techniques as well as in-depth information on classic, time-tested methods. Packed with hundreds of the high-quality, full-color illustrations for which AO books are known, the expert authors of this must-have text discuss operating room principles for different aspects of OR management for ORP (orthotic rehabilitation products) and AO principles of fracture management, and give advice on how to perform common procedures, with an emphasis on the use of surgical instruments. Features: Comprehensive discussion of relative stability, biological fixation, minimally invasive techniques, the correct use of locking head screws and the locking compression plate, and more Concise chapters designed to aid ORP and junior residents as they assist during surgery Full-color illustrations complement thorough descriptions of each step of the procedures AO Techniques and Principles for the Operating Room is an invaluable tool for operating room staff and all residents starting their careers in orthopedic trauma care. Techniques and Principles for the Operating Room Title Page Copyright Table of contents Introduction Contributors Acknowledgments 1 Operating room principles 1.1 Patient 1.2 Personnel 1.3 Environment 1.4 Instrumentation 1.5 Implants 1.5.1 Material 1.5.2 Care and storage of implants 1.5.3 Damaged and broken implants 1.6 Equipment 1.6.1 Operating room table 1.6.2 Image intensifier 1.6.3 Pneumatic tourniquet 1.6.4 Air and power supply 2 Principles of trauma care 2.1 Fracture issues 2.2 Fracture classification 2.3 Soft-tissue injuries 2.4 Instrumentation 2.4.1 Spectrum of stability 2.4.2 Screw techniques 2.4.3 Plates and plate techniques 2.4.4 Tension band techniques 2.4.5 Intramedullary techniques 2.4.6 Extramedullary techniques 2.5 Diaphyseal fractures 2.6 Articular fractures 2.7 Diagnostic methods 2.8 Preoperative planning for ORP—the team approach 2.9 Multiple fractures/polytrauma patients 2.10 Reduction techniques 2.11 Minimally invasive techniques 2.12 Bone grafting 2.13 Complications 2.14 Implant removal 3 Anatomical applications 3.1 Introduction, General orthopaedic surgical instruments 3.2 Clavicular fractures 3.3 Proximal humeral fractures 3.4 Humeral shaft fractures 3.5 Distal humeral fractures 3.6 Olecranon fractures 3.7 Forearm shaft fractures 3.8 Distal radial fractures 3.9 Hand fractures 3.10 Pelvic ring fractures 3.11 Proximal femoral fractures 3.12 Diaphyseal femoral fractures in adults and children 3.13 Distal femoral fractures 3.14 Patella fractures 3.15 Proximal tibial fractures 3.16 Tibial shaft fractures 3.17 Distal tibial fractures 3.18 Malleolar fractures 3.19 Calcaneal fractures Glossary Reflecting the recent dramatic advances in orthopedic trauma care and orthopedic implants, this highly practical surgical guide provides step-by-step descriptions of new, state-of-the-art techniques as well as in-depth information on classic, time-tested methods.Packed with hundreds of the high-quality, full-color illustrations for which AO books are known, the expert authors of this must-have text discuss operating room principles for different aspects of OR management for ORP (orthotic rehabilitation products) and AO principles of fracture management, and give advice on how to perform common procedures, with an emphasis on the use of surgical instruments.Features:

Comprehensive discussion of relative stability, biological fixation, minimally invasive techniques, the correct use of locking head screws and the locking compression plate, and more

Concise chapters designed to aid ORP and junior residents as they assist during surgery

Full-color illustrations complement thorough descriptions of each step of the procedures

AO Techniques and Principles for the Operating Room is an invaluable tool for operating room staff and all residents starting their careers in orthopedic trauma care.