Staying Out of Trouble in Pediatric Orthopaedics

Description:

Filled with pearls and wisdom from experts in the field, Staying Out of Trouble in Pediatric Orthopaedics, 2nd Edition, is a concise, easy-to-read guide to managing difficult orthopaedic problems in children. This high-yield, highly illustrated reference provides practical advice on how to deal with commonly seen issues as well as those that are less common but that pose grave threats to the patient. Focusing on preventing problems and avoiding serious complications and prepared by editors, authors, and gurus with more than 1000 years of combined experience in pediatric orthopaedics, this title is an invaluable resource for pediatric orthopaedic surgery fellows and all orthopaedists who care for children.

Table of Contents:

Section 1 

 Basics

1 Partnering With Families

2 The Pediatric Orthopaedic Physical Examination

3 The Growing Child

Section 2  Trauma

4 Casts and Casting

5 Caring for the Injured Child

6 Trauma About the Elbow I: Overview, Supracondylar and Transphyseal Fractures

7 Trauma About the Elbow II: Other Fractures

8 Hand, Wrist, and Forearm Injuries

9 Trauma About the Pelvis, Hip, and Femur

10 Trauma About the Knee, Tibia, and Foot

11 Spine Trauma in Children

Section 3  Special Maladies and Concerns

12 Issues of the Newborn

13 The Limping Child

14 The Pediatric Athlete

15 Syndromes Important in Pediatric Orthopaedics

16 Cerebral Palsy

17 Other Neuromuscular Conditions and Spina Bifida

18 Orthopaedic Infections

19 Tumors

20 Skeletal Dysplasias

Section 4  Spine

21 Spine I: Early-­Onset Scoliosis

22 Spine II: Adolescent Scoliosis and Kyphosis

23 Spine III: Back Pain, Spondys, and Other Issues

Section 5  Hip

24 Hip I: Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip

25 Hip II: Legg-­Calvé-­Perthes Disease, Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis, and Transient Synovitis Versus Septic Arthritis

26 Hip III: Adolescent Hip

Section 6  Lower Extremity

27 Knees Bow Out, Feet Turn In, Who Cares?

28 Leg Length Discrepancy

29 Foot Problems

Section 7  Practice Management

30 Leading Your Team