"Fractures of the Proximal Femur: Improving Outcomes", by Dr. James P. Waddell, helps you maximize clinical outcomes when addressing the challenges, complications, and treatment of patients with hip fractures. Match pre-operative assessment, surgical techniques, post-operative management, and more to the specific lifestyle factors of each patient in order to achieve optimal results. Apply state-of-the-art techniques and protocols with the visual help of operative videos as well as more than 500 surgical line drawings and photographs in print and online.
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Section I Introduction * Epidemiology/Population Studies: Scope of the Problem Section II Preoperative Assessment of the Hip Fracture Patient * Skeletal Assessment of Fractures of the Proximal Femur * General Assessment and Optimization for Surgery Section III Anaesthesia and Pain Management * Regional vs. General Anaesthesia for Fractures of the Proximal Femur * Improving Pain Management and Patient Outcomes Associated with Proximal Femur Fractures Section IV Surgery * Femoral Neck Fractures: Reduction and Fixation * Femoral Neck Fractures: Arthroplasty * Combined Fractures of the Hip and Femoral Shaft 9. Femoral Neck Fractures: Treatment of Nonunion Section V Intertrochanteric Fractures * Trochanteric Fractures: Sliding Hip Screw * Trochanteric Fractures: Intramedullary Devices * Complications in Trochanteric Fractures Section VI Subtrochanteric Fractures * subtrochanteric Fractures: Intramedullary Fixation * Subtrochanteric Fractures: Plate Fixation Section VII Postoperative Management * Deep Vein Thrombosis and Thromboembolism: Prevention and Treatment in Hip Fracture Patients * Investigation and Management of Postoperative Delirium * Rehabilitation: Improving Outcomes for Patients Following Fractures of the Proximal Femur * Preventing the Second Hip Fracture: Addressing Osteoporosis in Hip Fracture Patients Section VIII Analysis * Best Surgical Practices * Best Rehabilitation Practices
