Libri di Cole

This reference offers a step-by-step, how-to approach on performing both open and arthroscopic surgeries for sports-related injuries of the knee, elbow, and shoulder. Leaders in sports medicine offer guidance on everything from patient positioning and the latest surgical techniques through pearls and pitfalls and post-operative care. A concise and consistent chapter format makes it easy to find the answers you need; and abundant illustrations, as well as operative videos on DVD, help you to master even the most technically challenging procedures.

Written for health practitioners and students new to medical ultrasound, this book provides all the basic physics and technological knowledge they need in order to practise ultrasound effectively, including safety aspects of ultrasound, quality assurance and the latest techniques and developments.

The treatment of chondral damage and early arthritis in patients remains a challenge. "Biologic Joint Reconstruction: Alternatives to Joint Arthroplasty" has accepted this challenge, providing a comprehensive look into the fast growing area of cartilage repair and early arthritis surgery for virtually every major joint. Drs. Brian J. Cole and Andreas H. Gomoll have created a text that includes a detailed approach to surgical management utilizing procedures such as osteotomy, cartilage repair, and unicompartmental knee replacement. Treatment indications, surgical techniques, and non-operative treatment in the knee, shoulder, hip and smaller joints are also highlighted in the text. Additional Topics Include: Imaging modalities for Cartilage Defects; Meniscal transplantation; Limited prosthetic resurfacing; Allograft Processing and Safety; Pharmacological Treatment; Cell-based therapy with ACI; and, Unicompartmental knee replacement. "Biologic Joint Reconstruction" is the only orthopedic text on the market that combines discussion of biological and limited prosthetic options for the treatment of chondral damage and early arthritis for the young active adult, as well as for traditional joint replacement patients. Who will be interested in "Biologic Joint Reconstruction: Alternatives to Joint Arthroplasty": Orthopedic Surgeons in Sports Medicine; Orthopedic Surgeons who Perform Joint Replacements; and, Orthopedic Residents and Fellows.

This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date compendium on all aspects of childhood leukemia. After introductory chapters on the epidemiology and biology of pediatric leukemia, treatment considerations are extensively reviewed, with emphasis on the use of risk-adjusted treatment approaches. Promising targeted agents are discussed, and strategies for the development of new agents are appraised. The late effects of leukemia and its therapy are then considered in depth, with due attention to management of the psychosocial impact of the disease. Finally, global strategies to improve leukemia care and outcome are reviewed, and future directions discussed. The authors are internationally recognized experts and offer a largely evidence-based consensus on etiology, biology, and treatment. This handbook has far-reaching applicability to the clinical diagnosis and management of pediatric leukemia and will prove invaluable to specialists, generalists, and trainees alike.