The Poly-Traumatized Patient with Fractures

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. The Impact of Trauma on Society

   • Farrah Naz Hussain, Mohit Bhandari

   Pages 1-4

3. Economic Aspects of Trauma Care

   • Maren Walgenbach, Carsten Mand, Edmund A. M. Neugebauer

   Pages 5-9

4. Evidence-Based Orthopaedic Trauma Care

   • Matthew Denkers, Richard Buckley

   Pages 11-18

5. Local Inflammatory Changes Induced by Fractures and Soft Tissue Injuries

   • Takeshi Tsukamoto

   Pages 19-31

6. Pathophysiology of Polytrauma

   • Theodoros Tosounidis, Peter V. Giannoudis

   Pages 33-41

7. Head Injuries: Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Strategies

   • Michael A. Flierl, Kathryn M. Beauchamp, Philip F. Stahel

   Pages 43-50

8. Nerve Injuries in Traumatic Head Injury: When To Explore/Suture/Transplant?

   • Norbert Pallua, Ahmet Bozkurt

   Pages 51-74

9. Chest Trauma: Classification and Influence on the General Management

   • Philipp Mommsen, Christian Krettek, Frank Hildebrand

   Pages 75-88

10. Abdominal Injuries: Indications for Surgery

    • Clay Cothren Burlew, Ernest E. Moore

    Pages 89-102

11. Management of Pelvic Ring Injuries

    • David J. Hak, Sean E. Nork

    Pages 103-114

12. Urological Injuries in Polytrauma

    • David Pfister, Axel Heidenreich

    Pages 115-126

13. Fracture Management

    • Bernhard Schmidt-Rohlfing, Roman Pfeifer, Hans-Christoph Pape

    Pages 127-134

14. Mangled Extremity: Management in Isolated Extremity Injuries and in Polytrauma

    • Mark L. Prasarn, Peter Kloen, David L. Helfet

    Pages 135-150

15. Management of Spine Fractures

    • Karl-Åke Jansson, Kevin Gill

    Pages 151-166

16. The Management of the Multiply Injured Elderly Patient

    • Charles M. Court-Brown, N. Clement

    Pages 167-178

17. Polytrauma in Young Children

    • Hans Georg Dietz, Roman Pfeifer, Hans-Christoph Pape

    Pages 179-187

18. Fracture Management in the Pregnant Patient

    • Erich Sorantin, Nima Heidari, Karin Pichler, Annelie-Martina Weinberg

    Pages 189-203

19. Open Fractures: Initial Management

    • Robert Victor Cantu, Kenneth J. Koval

    Pages 205-215

20. Vascular Injuries: Indications for Stents, Timing for Vascular and Orthopaedic Injuries

    • Luke P. H. Leenen

    Pages 217-227

This guide provides practical information for the care of patients with blunt injuries. It covers the care for truncal injuries (head, chest, abdomen) and fracture care of the extremities, the pelvis and the spine in a condensed fashion. Unlike previous, anatomically oriented outlines, this combines the anatomic location with frequent injury combinations. It is written for orthopedic and trauma surgeons, offering them a condensed outline of fracture treatment. In addition, all aspects of trauma care are covered, including associated injuries that may alter the decision making in patients with polytrauma.

• blunt injuries
• dislocations
• fractures
• poly trauma
• trauma system
• Trauma Surgery

• Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Aachen, Aachen, Germany

  Hans-Christoph Pape

• Florida Orthopaedic Institute, Temple Terrace, USA

  Roy Sanders

• Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, University of Texas, Dallas, USA

  Joseph Borrelli, Jr.

Dr. Hans-Christoph Pape completed his residency in trauma surgery at Hannover Medical School, and while an attending orthopedic and trauma surgeon at Hannover he was appointed as Professor of Trauma Surgery. Between 2003 and 2005 he was also a Visiting Professor at Harvard Medical School, the University of Alabama, and the University of Texas. Between 2005 and 2009 Dr. Pape was Associate Professor in Traumatology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, and he is currently W. Pauwels Professor and Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic/Trauma Surgery at the University of Aachen Medical Centre, Germany. During his career, Dr. Pape has received many awards of note, including the 2005 Novartis Prize, the 2006 Swiss AO Foundation Annual Award, and the 2008 Kappa Delta Award from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. He is the Editor in Chief for Open Access Emergency Medicine, a Section Editor for Injury and the European Journal of Trauma, and an editorial board member for Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics, Journal of Trauma, Infection and Critical Care, and Patient Safety in Surgery. Dr. Pape has been the lead author on 78 publications in peer-reviewed journals, and co-author of a further 162. He is also the editor or author of several important books, has written a large number of book chapters and has led many courses on polytrauma management. Roy W. Sanders, M.D.: Editor-in-Chief: Journal of Orthopedic Trauma, President of Florida Orthopedic Institute, Director of the Orthopedic Trauma Service, several prestigious awards. Joe Borelli, M.D.: Professor and Chairman of the Southwest Medical Center, Dallas, USA; Board: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, several prestigious awards.

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