Overview
- Revised and expanded second edition discussing opportunities and challenges to practicing orthopedic surgery in resource-limited environments
- Discusses barriers to care, general clinical conditions, adult and pediatric trauma, musculoskeletal infection and non-infectious pediatric conditions, among others
- Written and edited by orthopedic experts with years of experience working in austere settings
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Table of contents (45 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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General Clinical Topics
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Adult Trauma
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About this book
Now in a revised and expanded second edition, this unique text discusses the opportunities and challenges to the practice of orthopedic surgery in resource-limited environments around the world. Sensibly divided into thematic sections, part I examines barriers to care, from the poorly recognized global burden of orthopedic conditions and the less than ideal equipment to the cultural considerations and ethical dilemmas inherent in such situations. General clinical topics are covered in part II, such as non-surgical approaches and anesthesia, while the remaining sections discuss adult and pediatric trauma, presented in an anatomical format for easy reference with a focus on the natural history and the best treatment methods within existing limitations, followed by musculoskeletal infections, non-infectious pediatric conditions, reconstruction, and amputations. Topics new to this edition include the management of non-unions by induced membrane techniques, autologous bone grafting, bone growth and burn charts, the management of neck and back pain, and principles of orthopedic rehabilitation.
Written and edited by experts with years of experience working in austere settings, this second edition of Global Orthopedics is a seamless transition from the original and expands the range of possible management strategies in places desperate for orthopedic care, making it a must for all surgeons and practitioners planning to work in such challenging settings.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Richard A. Gosselin, MD, MPH, MSc, FRCS(C)
University of San Francisco
Department of Orthopedics
Institute for Global Orthopedics and Traumatology
San Francisco, CA, USA
David A. Spiegel, MD
Division of Orthopedic SurgeryChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Michelle Foltz, MD
Columbus, MT, USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Global Orthopedics
Book Subtitle: Caring for Musculoskeletal Conditions and Injuries in Austere Settings
Editors: Richard A. Gosselin, David A. Spiegel, Michelle Foltz
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13290-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-13289-7Published: 25 June 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-13290-3Published: 11 June 2019
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XXII, 584
Number of Illustrations: 275 b/w illustrations, 191 illustrations in colour
Topics: Orthopedics, Tropical Medicine