Salient Features * Most chapters begin with a brief review of relevant anatomy to help students to refresh what they had learn t so far. * While discussing treatment of a condition, a brief mention of principles is made first, followed by the various methods and their indications. * Simple line diagrams have been used to supplement the text. * Self-explanatory flow-charts are used in order to develop a concept in decision-making. * Tables are used to present the text matter in a concentrated form and allow review at a glance. * Information on instruments and implants that are commonly used in orthopedics are provided as an appendix. * Section on “Orthopedic Terminology” helps to review at glance, the meaning of different terms
Table of Contents 1. Orthopedic Trauma: Introduction 2. Anatomy of Bone and Fracture Healing 3. Treatment of Fractures: General Principles 4. Splints and Tractions 5. Recent Advances in the Treatment of Fractures 6. Approach to a Patient with Limb Injury 7. Complications of Fractures 8. Injury to Joints: Dislocation and Subluxation 9. Fractures in Children 10. Peripheral Nerve Injuries 11. Deformities and Their Management 12. Treatment of Orthopedic Disorders: A General Review 13. Injuries Around the Shoulder,Fracture Humerus 14. Injuries Around the Elbow 15. Injuries of the Forearm and Wrist 16. Hand Injuries 17. Pelvic Fractures 18. Injuries Around the Hip 19. Fracture Shaft of Femur 20. Injuries Around the Knee 21. Injuries to the Leg, Ankle and Foot 22. Infections of Bones and Joints 23. Tuberculosis of Bones and Joints 24. Infections of the Hand 25. Congenital Talipes Equino Varus (CTEV) 26. Congenital Dislocation of the Hip and Other Malformations 27. Poliomyelitis and Other Neuro-muscular Disorders 28. Bone Tumours 29. Prolapsed Inter-vertebral Disc 30. Approach to a Patient with Back Pain 31. Spinal Injuries 32. Traumatic Paraplegia 33. Scoliosis and Other Spinal Deformities 34. Arthritis and Related Diseases 35. De-generative Disorders 36. Affections of the Soft Tissues 37. Metabolic Bone Diseases 38. Miscellaneous Affections of the Bone 39. Miscellaneous Regional Diseases 40. Amputations, Prosthetics and Orthotics 41. Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery 42. Joint Replacement Surgery Annexes Index