Surgical Exposures in Orthopaedics: The Anatomic Approach

Surgical Exposures in Orthopaedics: The Anatomic Approach

<DIV>Through four outstanding editions, this highly regarded text has provided a clear, surgeon’s-point of view of orthopaedic anatomy using easy-to-follow descriptions accompanied by hundreds of superb, full-color illustrations. The state-of-the-art fifth edition brings you up to date with recent changes in the field, using a highly relevant anatomic approach that has become increasingly important as approaches become smaller. Designed to increase your anatomic knowledge, increase safety, and improve patient outcomes, this updated resource is a must-have reference for today’s orthopaedic surgeon.<I><B>Key Features</B></I><UL><LI>Each chapter details the techniques and pitfalls of a surgical approach, gives a clear preview of anatomic landmarks and incisions, and highlights potential dangers of superficial and deep dissection.</li><li>Seventeen high-quality procedural videos provide over an hour of surgeries from every relevant angle, including a split screen with diagrams.</li><li>Updates of existing surgical approaches include expanded approaches for emergency decompression of a compartment syndrome of the lower leg and forearm, as well as the addition of a classic approach to fixation of distal radial fractures.</li><li>New coverage of the posterior and postero-lateral approaches to the tibial plateau, surgical dislocation of the hip, a minimally invasive anterior approach to the hip joint, and the lateral approach to the metatarso phalangeal joint of the hallux.</li><li>Revisions include clear depictions of the iliopectinal fascia and the step technique for the flip osteotomy of the greater trochanter.</li></ul>Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, which can be downloaded to your tablet and smartphone or accessed online and includes features like:<ul><li><B>Complete content with enhanced navigation</B></li>Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links</B> that pull results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web</li><li><B>Cross-linked pages, references, and more</B> for easy navigation</li><li><B>Highlighting tool</B> for easier reference of key content throughout the text</li><li>Ability to <B>take and share notes</B> with friends and colleagues</li><li><B>Quick reference tabbing</B> to save your favorite content for future use</li></ul></DIV>