Internal Fixation Of Small Fractures

Author : Urs Heim,Karl M. Pfeiffer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 395 pages
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Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783642726149

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The second English-language edition of the Small Fragment Set Manual was enthusiastically received and quickly went into a second printing. In preparing a third edition, we found it necessary to revise the text extensively and partly restructure it. The reasons for this are numerous. Experience of recent years has brought technical refinements in the operative treatment of many types of small fracture. Many of these changes stem from the small-fragment-set training programs conducted in Switzerland since 1980, and also from courses and symposia that have been held in other European countries and the United States. These events were occasions for a fruitful ex change of experience with surgeons who were critical of our methods. As a result of this exchange, we perceived a need both to revise our indications and to give greater attention to alternative techniques. We also felt it necessary to respond to criticisms of the first two editions concerning the catalog-like instrument lists and illustrations, and the attention given to fundamental techniques. Many surgeons who work or would like to work with small implants, especially those practicing abroad, are inexperienced in operations on the larger bones. It is imperative that these colleagues be given a basic introduction to the "biomechanical thinking" of the Swiss Association for the Study of Internal Fixation (ASIF).

Author : Urs Heim,Karl M. Pfeiffer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 3642726151

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Internal Fixation of Small Fractures by Urs Heim,Karl M. Pfeiffer Pdf

The second English-language edition of the Small Fragment Set Manual was enthusiastically received and quickly went into a second printing. In preparing a third edition, we found it necessary to revise the text extensively and partly restructure it. The reasons for this are numerous. Experience of recent years has brought technical refinements in the operative treatment of many types of small fracture. Many of these changes stem from the small-fragment-set training programs conducted in Switzerland since 1980, and also from courses and symposia that have been held in other European countries and the United States. These events were occasions for a fruitful ex change of experience with surgeons who were critical of our methods. As a result of this exchange, we perceived a need both to revise our indications and to give greater attention to alternative techniques. We also felt it necessary to respond to criticisms of the first two editions concerning the catalog-like instrument lists and illustrations, and the attention given to fundamental techniques. Many surgeons who work or would like to work with small implants, especially those practicing abroad, are inexperienced in operations on the larger bones. It is imperative that these colleagues be given a basic introduction to the "biomechanical thinking" of the Swiss Association for the Study of Internal Fixation (ASIF).

Author : Urs Heim,Karl M. Pfeiffer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1987-12-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 3540177280

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Internal Fixation of Small Fractures by Urs Heim,Karl M. Pfeiffer Pdf

The second English-language edition of the Small Fragment Set Manual was enthusiastically received and quickly went into a second printing. In preparing a third edition, we found it necessary to revise the text extensively and partly restructure it. The reasons for this are numerous. Experience of recent years has brought technical refinements in the operative treatment of many types of small fracture. Many of these changes stem from the small-fragment-set training programs conducted in Switzerland since 1980, and also from courses and symposia that have been held in other European countries and the United States. These events were occasions for a fruitful ex change of experience with surgeons who were critical of our methods. As a result of this exchange, we perceived a need both to revise our indications and to give greater attention to alternative techniques. We also felt it necessary to respond to criticisms of the first two editions concerning the catalog-like instrument lists and illustrations, and the attention given to fundamental techniques. Many surgeons who work or would like to work with small implants, especially those practicing abroad, are inexperienced in operations on the larger bones. It is imperative that these colleagues be given a basic introduction to the "biomechanical thinking" of the Swiss Association for the Study of Internal Fixation (ASIF).

Author : Wade O. Brinker,Marvin L. Olmstead,Geoffrey Sumner-Smith,W.Dieter Prieur
Publisher : Springer
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783642602887

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Manual of Internal Fixation in Small Animals by Wade O. Brinker,Marvin L. Olmstead,Geoffrey Sumner-Smith,W.Dieter Prieur Pdf

This second revised and enlarged edition addresses current techniques concerned with the implementation of the AO/ASIF System in small animal orthopaedic surgery. Surgeons who have used the system over the years have now considerable knowledge and experience which they have made available in this text. The same individuals have designed and modified special implants which are now available to the Small Animal Orthopaedic Surgeon. Sections have been added or modified concerned with severe trauma, implant removal and a system for recording fracture type and treatment. The book will serve to inform the experienced surgeon of the current situation, and at the same time it is still a basic text for the newcomer to veterinary small animal orthopaedics in general and the AO/ASIF system in particular.

Author : Martin Allgöwer,Maurice E. Müller,Robert Schneider,Hans Willenegger
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 777 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783662026953

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Manual of INTERNAL FIXATION by Martin Allgöwer,Maurice E. Müller,Robert Schneider,Hans Willenegger Pdf

The Manual of INTERNAL FIXATION is well known internationally as a standard work for every specialist dealing with osteosynthesis. Due to the many changes that have taken place, an international faculty of orthopaedic surgeons and traumatologists completely revised and expanded the manual. In its third edition the manual reflects the state of the art and is the necessary reference for every AO specialist.

Author : U. Heim,K.M. Pfeiffer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783642962271

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Small Fragment Set Manual by U. Heim,K.M. Pfeiffer Pdf

Operation on fractures of shafts and joints is chiefly indicated in the upper arm, forearm, femur and tibia. Injuries in these areas can almost always be successfully treated by the techniques described in the "AS IF Manual of Internal Fixation," followed by early exercises. The fixation of small fragments which are of such biomechanical importance, has hitherto given indifferent results, especially when the distal parts of the hand and foot are involved. The implants and instruments developed by Dr. Heim and tried out by AS IF members during recent years have now been assembled into a "small fragment set," which is now available. These implants have significantly expanded the scope of AS IF instrumentation for internal fixation. Pannike first compared the application of the small fragment set with the conventional methods used in hand surgery. Heim and Pfeiffer in cooperation with Meuli, illustrate in this Volume the small fragment set, elucidating in a didactic manner the composition of the set, the indications for its use, and its method of application to all suitable fractures. Enough good results have been secured to establish the usefulness of this development. The following volume may therefore be regarded as an important supplement to the ASIF Manual. It makes it clear again that every internal fixation requires a high level of technical skill, a sense of responsibility, and very gentle handling of the soft tissues.

Author : Bernd Spiessl
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783642710346

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Internal Fixation of the Mandible by Bernd Spiessl Pdf

The rigid internaI fixation of mandibular fractures has become a widely ac cepted practice among European surgeons. The caution or even outright re jection voiced at a congress of the German Society of Maxillofacial Sur 1970s is no longer prevalent. Through a process of geons held in the late critical review and implementation, rigid internaI fixation has become an established treatment modality at numerous centers, especially in Switzer land, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the Netherlands. By comparison, the method has received very little attention in North America and the Anglo-Saxon countries. By and large, surgeons in these countries continue to treat mandibular fractures by intermaxillary fixation, possibly supplemented by the use of interosseous wires. Many recent edi tions of surgical texts confirm this. Lately, however, there appears to be a surge of interest in methods of functionally stable internaI fixation, especially in the United States of America, and AO/ ASIF instruction courses are increasingly in demand. This book is intended to aid course participants in their lessons and practi cal exercises and also to guide the clinical practitioner in the application of AO/ ASIF principles. Basel, September 1988 B.SPIESSL VII Acknowledgments I have received help from many sources. The colleagues of the past 20 years who have contributed to the case material upon which this manual is based are too numerous to credit by name.

Author : Hans K. Uhthoff,Elvira Stahl
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783642684487

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Current Concepts of External Fixation of Fractures by Hans K. Uhthoff,Elvira Stahl Pdf

External fixation is now being used widely to maintain fractures, osteo tomies, and arthrodeses in a desired position during consolidation. Whereas external fixation has been readily accepted in European countries, its use has weathered a rather stormy course in North America, especially in the treatment of fractures. Only recently has external fixation found its rightful place on this continent as well. Many different models are on the market today, and the practitioner is faced with a difficult decision in selecting a model. Should he buy a system where the fracture has to be reduced first, or should he work with a device permitting a reduction after insertion of the pins? To enable surgeons to study the different systems, to discuss their advantages and disadvantages, and to permit them to put their hands on these devices and inspect them personally, the Division of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Ottawa organized an applied basic science course in May 1981, External Fixation of Fractures. During this course, all major systems were pre sented to the participants. As happened during the course "Internal Fixation of Fractures" held two years ago, the rigidity of internal fixation was frequently and intensively debated. Whereas the rigidity of internal fixation cannot be altered during the course of healing, the rigidity of external fixation can be changed. In fact, with progression of union, rods of increasing elasticity can be used.

Author : Alan E. Freeland,Michael E. Jabaley,James L. Hughes
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781461386407

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Stable Fixation of the Hand and Wrist by Alan E. Freeland,Michael E. Jabaley,James L. Hughes Pdf

In the past, conservative (or nonoperative) treatment of fractures of the hand has been the rule and severe and multiple fractures usually did not receive surgical atten tion. There are probably several reasons why this is so. Rarely did these fractures threaten life; they usually healed rapidly; and after immobilization, hand pain usually subsided. At the same time, intraarticular fractures frequently were unstable and often displaced and attempts to correct deformity were considered difficult to achieve. As a result, the ultimate joint motion in many cases was limited. It can fairly be said that decisions and techniques regarding internal fixation of small joints and bones were not known to most surgeons. Although the history of internal fixation is not extensive, there have been some exciting events. In the 16th century gold plates were used to repair cleft palates. Later, the Chinese employed wire loop sutures to correct difficult fractures. In the 18th century silver cerclage wires were used to achieve fixation and promote early bone healing. Although these fracture treatments occasionally proved successful, more frequently they did not and they never enjoyed wide acceptance. Doctors Alan Free land, Michael Jabaley, and James Hughes have described this history of bone fixation in a manner that is both colorful and educational and they have managed to extract the essential features that lend continuity to the story of the development of internal fixation.

Author : Robert Frigg
Publisher : Thieme
Page : 890 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1588904865

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Internal Fixators by Robert Frigg Pdf

This is the first compendium of principles of using locking compression plates in fracture management. With more than 100 cases from world-leading surgeons, including the inventors of the technique, this book will guide orthopedic trauma surgeons, general orthopedists, and residents through applications of the internal fixator technique. Intraoperative photos and illustrations and an interactive DVD containing additional cases, animations, and videos makes this AO Manual an indispensable reference.

Author : Alex M. Greenberg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781461392873

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Craniomaxillofacial Fractures by Alex M. Greenberg Pdf

The atlas format of Craniomaxiollofacial Fracturesclearly shows how to manage fractures to the head, face and jaw bones with rigid internal fixation. All fractures, from the simple to the most complex, are covered. The book is ideal for physicians from various specialties who diagnose, treat or refer craniomaxillofacial trauma. It describes for the first time the classical fracture types most commonly encountered and their representations by standard radiographs and diagrams. The AO system is prominently featured throughout the atlas.

Author : M. E. Müller,M. Allgöwer,H. Willenegger
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783642960659

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Manual of Internal Fixation by M. E. Müller,M. Allgöwer,H. Willenegger Pdf

The German edition of our book entitled "Operative Frakturen behandlung" by M. E. MÜLLER, M. ALLGÖWER and H. WILLENEGGER (Springer, Berlin . Göttingen . Heidelberg, 1963) has been out of print now for more than three years. We are planning a new edition which will deal with the collective experience of 14,000 new cases, all treated by internal fixation, and will include the newest developments in the field of internal fixa tion. However, it will be some time before this new edition can be published. Increasing demands for a description of the AO technique of internal fixation has stimulated us to publish this manual. In it we shall describe in a comprehensive but somewhat apodictic mann er the principles and techniques of the AO methods of fracture treatment and reconstructive surgery, which in our hands, have stood the test of time. The book is written in a somewhat abbreviated style. It cor responds in subject matter to the teaching given at the AO courses in Davos, but deals with each subject more thoroughly. We have dispensed with pictures of the instruments, as these may be found in the Synthes Catalogue *. This manual should be regarded as the product of collective experiencc, containing new thoughts and new discoveries from basic research. In considering the risks of mistakes and dangers, we can only reiterate what we have already stated in "Technique of Internal Fixation of Fractures": "Open treatment of fractures is a valuable but difficult method which involves much responsibility.

Author : C. F. Brunner,B. G. Weber
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783662023457

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Special Techniques in Internal Fixation by C. F. Brunner,B. G. Weber Pdf

and refinement that exists within the necessarily strict rules of the internal fixation method. In this way we seek to contribute to as weIl as to stimulate the search for rational solutions to surgical problems. It is assumed throughout that the reader is fa miliar with the technical fundamentals of internal fixation, and so these details are omitted. Instead, special indications and technical refinements are presented on the basis of case examples. Because an endless variety of situations can arise in orthopedic surgery (a circumstance that is attracting more and more surgeons to the field), we have taken ca re that our examples can readily be applied to novel situations. We now credit, in alphabetic order, those who contributed most to the techniques presented: R. BLATTER, A. BOITZY, C. BRUNNER, O. CECH, A. DEBRUNNER, F. MAGERL, G. SEGMÜLLER, G. STÜHMER, and B.G. WEBER. We thus express thanks to those colleagues in our clinic who agreed to having their ideas published. But we are also grateful to our illustrators, H. and K. SCHUMACHER, our photographer, M. SCHAFFNER, and our chief secretary, U. OETLIKER, who contributed so much to the preparation of the manuscript. Finally, we thank Springer-Verlag for their patience with us and especiaUy for their efficient work in bringing the book to press. St. GaU, Fall 1981 CH.F. BRUNNER B.G. WEBER Contents Lag Screws ............. .

Author : U Heim,K M Pfeiffer,R L Batten
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1982-04-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 364296673X

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Small Fragment Set Manual by U Heim,K M Pfeiffer,R L Batten Pdf

Author : Michael Wagner,Robert Frigg
Publisher : Thieme
Page : 889 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783131649416

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AO Manual of Fracture Management: Internal Fixators by Michael Wagner,Robert Frigg Pdf

Includes interactive CD-ROM! This is the first compendium of principles of using locking compression plates in fracture management. With more than 100 cases from world-leading surgeons, including the inventors of the technique, this book will guide orthopedic trauma surgeons, general orthopedists, and residents through applications of the internal fixator technique. Intraoperative photos and illustrations and an interactive DVD containing additional cases, animations, and videos make this AO Manual an indispensable reference.