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Urs Heim
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Gümligen-Bern, Switzerland
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Karl M. Pfeiffer
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Chirurgisches Departement, Kantonsspital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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History and Goals
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- Urs Heim, Karl M. Pfeiffer
Pages 1-2
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General Section
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- Urs Heim, Karl M. Pfeiffer
Pages 5-30
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- Urs Heim, Karl M. Pfeiffer
Pages 31-67
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- Urs Heim, Karl M. Pfeiffer
Pages 69-71
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- Urs Heim, Karl M. Pfeiffer
Pages 73-74
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Pages 75-76
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Pages 77-80
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Special Section
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- Urs Heim, Karl M. Pfeiffer
Pages 83-83
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- Urs Heim, Karl M. Pfeiffer
Pages 85-106
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Pages 107-137
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Pages 139-144
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Pages 145-178
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Pages 179-245
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- Urs Heim, Karl M. Pfeiffer
Pages 247-258
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- Urs Heim, Karl M. Pfeiffer
Pages 259-260
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- Urs Heim, Karl M. Pfeiffer
Pages 261-335
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- Urs Heim, Karl M. Pfeiffer
Pages 337-371
About this book
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).
Authors and Affiliations
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Gümligen-Bern, Switzerland
Urs Heim
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Chirurgisches Departement, Kantonsspital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Karl M. Pfeiffer