Here's the guidance needed to evaluate and treat common fractures and to identify uncommon fractures that should be referred to a specialist. Full chapter coverage of specific bones or joints and their fractures details anatomic considerations, clinical symptoms and signs, radiographic findings, indications for orthopedic referral, strategies for management, and more.

Features

Includes one-page management tables that summarize pertinent aspects of diagnosis and treatment.
Detailed, step-by-step descriptions present selected closed reduction techniques for some displaced fractures.
Uses schematic illustrations to portray important anatomic relationships of bones and joints.

What's New

Includes one-page management tables that summarize pertinent aspects of diagnosis and treatment
Illustrates selected closed reduction techniques with detailed descriptions and figures
Uses schematic illustrations to portray important anatomic relationships of bones and joints

Contents

Chapter 1: Fracture Management by Primary Care Providers
Chapter 2: General Principles of Fracture Care
Chapter 3: Finger Fractures
Chapter 4: Metacarpal Fractures
Chapter 5: Carpal Fractures
Chapter 6: Radius and Ulna Fractures
Chapter 7: Elbow Fractures
Chapter 8: Humerus Fractures
Chapter 9: Clavicle and Scapula Fractures
Chapter 10: Spine Fractures
Chapter 11: Femur and Pelvis Fractures
Chapter 12: Patellar, Tibial, and Fibular Fractures
Chapter 13: Ankle Fractures
Chapter 14: Calcaneus and Other Tarsal Fractures
Chapter 15: Metatarsal Fractures
Chapter 16: Toe Fractures
Chapter 17: Rib Fractures
Chapter 18: Facial and Skull Fractures