Global orthopedics : caring for musculoskeletal conditions and injuries in austere settings /
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Imprint: | New York : Springer, 2014. |
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Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 530 pages) : illustrations |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11084505 |
Other authors / contributors: | Gosselin, Richard A., editor. Spiegel, David A., editor. Foltz, Michelle, editor. |
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ISBN: | 9781461415787 1461415780 1461415772 9781461415770 9781461415770 |
Digital file characteristics: | text file PDF |
Notes: | Includes index. Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. Print version record. |
Summary: | Global Orthopedics: Caring for Musculoskeletal Conditions and Injuries in Austere Settings was conceived and written to be a unique reference for surgeons working in resource-limited environments. The first sections provide historical background, global public health perspectives of orthopedics, the role of culture, and a broad discussion of non-surgical and non-orthopedic clinical topics that are rarely encountered in high-resource settings but that affect orthopedic care. Adult and pediatric trauma are presented in an anatomical format for easy reference, with a focus on the natural history and the best treatment methods within existing limitations. The chapters on musculoskeletal infections provide a wealth of knowledge about these common debilitating conditions that is unavailable in any other single modern text. The non-infectious pediatric conditions section has been written for the non-specialist to handle selected developmental and early childhood orthopedic problems commonly seen in low-resource settings. Detailed chapters on reconstruction surgery, tumor management, amputations, and the orthopedic needs in the face of conflicts and natural disasters round out the text. |
Other form: | Print version: Global orthopedics 9781461415770 |
Standard no.: | 10.1007/978-1-4614-1578-7 |
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