MODERN TECHNIQUES IN TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY FROM PRIMARY TO COMPLEX -Schwarzkopf

ISBN 9789351520825
Edition 1/e
Publish Year 2014
Pages 190
Size 8.5" X 11"
Cover Type Hard Back
With CD/DVD No
Quick Overview
This unique technique book about total hip arthroplasty covers all aspects of surgical reconstruction of the hip in adults. This comprehensive text focuses on primary, complex and conversion total hip arthroplasty. This text is not meant to be just a reference and didactic text. The book is intended to be used as a clinical and surgical guide with step-by-step explanations of the various procedures and conditions. It is a reference to be used while planning and preparing for both routine and less common surgical cases.

The book contains 18 chapters that are organized in a way that allows quick and easy access while preparing for a difficult and challenging case. The emphasis of the text is on technique and may fall short on the amount of references cited, but each chapter is accompanied by many images, radiographs and illustrations that help highlight the important points and skills demonstrated. The authors of the various chapters were invited to contribute their knowledge and expertise in the field of hip arthroplasty. The authors were selected based on their interest and skill related to the specific surgical technique illustrated in their respective chapters. Each chapter includes a thorough background of the specific technique as well as indications, contraindications, possible pitfalls and complications, and treatment options including both nonsurgical and surgical options. A step-by-step surgical technique is included in each chapter detailing and explaining the procedure in depth.
Key Features
This text provides a step-by-step approach to modern surgical techniques in total hip arthroplasty. Edited and written by prominent and leading arthroplasty surgeons from around the world. This unique combination and diversity of contributing surgeons to this text allows a worldwide perspective on total hip arthroplasty, both for primary reconstructive cases and for complex reconstructive ones. Thus not concentrating on a single surgeon's experience but joining together the collective experience of multiple world renown centers from New York and Boston to China and the Middle East. The book covers a wide range of topics, from modern approaches to total hip arthroplasty, fixation techniques, complex deformity, and posttraumatic reconstructive cases. The different chapters present both the background and clinical management of each topic as well as a detailed step-by-step surgical techniques, how to set up the operating room, patient positioning and postoperative care. Multiple illustrations, radiographic images and intraoperative photographs accompany each chapter. The book also includes chapters discussing anesthesia concerns and approaches for total hip arthroplasty. Each chapter is meant to be a stand-alone text helping a surgeon plan and prepare for a specific case. The text wi II be a useful tool for any hip arthroplasty surgeon as well as a source of knowledge for the training surgeon in the field of total hip arthroplasty.