Emergency Orthopedics Handbook

• Other Authors: Purcell, Daniel (Editor), Chinai, Sneha A. (Editor), Allen, Brandon R. (Editor), Davenport, Moira (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cham, Switzerland Springer 2019
• Subjects: Musculoskeletal system > injuries; Emergencies; Orthopedics Procedures > methods; Emergency medicine > methods
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• Physical Description: xiv, 331 pages illustrations 21 cm
• Bibliography: includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9783030007065

This handbook provides a comprehensive, yet succinct guide to the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of various musculoskeletal/extremity disorders in the emergency department. It covers a wide variety of common patient presentations, advanced imaging interpretation, proper anesthetic implementation, and associated extremity reduction/immobilization techniques. Richly illustrated, it assists clinical decision making with high-yield facts, essential figures, and step-by-step procedural instruction. Emergency Orthopedics Handbook is an indispensable resource for all medical professionals that manage emergent orthopedic, musculoskeletal, and local extremity injury care.