Minimally Invasive Surgery in Orthopedics: Upper Extremity Handbook

by Giles R. Scuderi (Editor), Alfred J. Tria (Editor)

Overview

Minimally Invasive Surgery in Orthopedics: The Upper Extremity Handbook contains all of the valuable chapters from Section 1 of Scuderi and Tria's 2010 hardcover reference. Newly available in an affordable softcover format, this book covers minimally invasive procedures and techniques for the shoulder, elbow, wrist and other topics applicable to the upper extremity. The book is fully illustrated with more than one hundred pictures and clearly written for ease of understanding. Surgeons, residents, and fellows alike will find this thorough and focused handbook invaluable.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461406723
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	09/20/2011
Edition description:	2012
Pages:	199
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

What is minimally invasive surgery and how do you learn it?.- Overview of shoulder approaches.- Mini-incision bankart repair.- Mini-open rotator cuff repair.- Minimally invasive treatment of greater tuberosity fractures.- Mini-incision fixation of proximal humeral four-part fractures.- Mini-incision shoulder arthroplasty.- Overview of elbow approaches.- Mini-incision medial collateral ligament reconstruction of the elbow.- Mini-incision distal biceps tendon repair.- Minimally invasive approaches for complex elbow trauma.- Minimally invasive approaches for lateral epicondylitis.- Overview of wrist and hand approaches.- Minimally invasive surgical fixation of distal radius fractures.- Minimally invasive fixation for wrist fractures.- Endoscopic and minimally invasive carpal tunnel and trigger finger release.- Round table discussion of minimally invasive surgery upper extremity cases.