Curbside Consultation of the Shoulder
Curbside Consultation of the Shoulder

Author: Gregory Nicholson

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2024-06-01

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1040136990

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Are you looking for concise, practical answers to those questions that are often left unanswered by traditional shoulder references? Are you seeking brief, evidence-based advice for complicated cases or controversial decisions? Curbside Consultation of the Shoulder: 49 Clinical Questions provides quick answers to the thorny questions most commonly posed during a “curbside consultation” between orthopedic surgical colleagues. Drs. Gregory P. Nicholson and Matthew T. Provencher have designed this unique reference which offers expert advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions commonly associated with the shoulder. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to the shoulder with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Numerous images, diagrams, and references are included to enhance the text and to illustrate the management of shoulders. Curbside Consultation of the Shoulder: 49 Clinical Questions provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert advice that even high-volume clinicians will appreciate. Practicing orthopedic surgeons, orthopedic residents, and medical students will benefit from the user-friendly and casual format and the expert advice contained within. Some of the questions that are answered: How do you manage first time shoulder dislocations in a high level athlete? How do you diagnose and manage SLAP lesion, both in athletes and in laborers, and the impact of age on outcomes? What are the indications for long head of biceps tenotomy versus tenodesis in RC repair surgery? After an arthroscopic instability repair for recurrent anterior instability, when is the patient allowed to return to contact sports? What are the indications of ORIF of an acute fracture of the mid-shaft clavicle? What are the indications of ORIF and indications for hemiarthroplasty in the treatment of a proximal humerus fracture? When is arthroscopic closure of the rotator interval indicated in the setting of shoulder instability—anterior, posterior, multidirectional?

Curbside Consultation in Fracture Management
Curbside Consultation in Fracture Management

Author: Walter Virkus

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2024-06-01

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1040136745

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Are you looking for concise, practical answers to those questions that are often left unanswered by traditional fracture management references? Are you seeking brief, evidence-based advice for complicated cases or controversial decisions? Curbside Consultation in Fracture Management: 49 Clinical Questions provides quick answers to the thorny questions most commonly posed during a “curbside consultation” between orthopedic surgical colleagues. Dr. Walter Virkus has designed this unique reference which offers expert advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions commonly associated with fracture management. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to fracture management with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Numerous images, diagrams, and references are included to enhance the text and to illustrate the management of fractures. Curbside Consultation Fracture Management: 49 Clinical Questions provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert advice that even high-volume clinicians will appreciate. Practicing orthopedists, orthopedic residents, and non-physician personnel will benefit from the user-friendly and casual format and the expert advice contained within. Some of the questions that are answered: • There is a patient in the ER with a femur fracture and humeral shaft fracture. Should I fix the humerus with a nail or a plate? • How do you decide which pelvis fractures need surgery? • What is your choice for a displaced femoral neck fracture in a 65-year-old: ORIF, hemiarthroplasty, or total hip arthroplasty? • I have a 45 Year-old woman with a bicondylar tibial plateau fracture. What type of fixation should I use? • I have a 38 Year-old woman with a distal tibia spiral fracture. Should I try to nail this or just plate it? • When do you use locking plates?

Curbside Consultation of the Foot and Ankle
Curbside Consultation of the Foot and Ankle

Author: George Holmes

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2024-06-01

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 1040136346

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Are you looking for concise, practical answers to those questions that are often left unanswered by traditional foot and ankle references? Are you seeking brief, evidence-based advice for complicated cases or controversial decisions? Curbside Consultation of the Foot and Ankle: 49 Clinical Questions provides quick answers to the tricky questions most commonly posed during a “curbside consultation” between orthopedic surgeons. Drs. George B. Holmes, Jr. and Simon Lee have designed this unique reference which offers expert advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions commonly associated with the foot and ankle. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to the foot and ankle with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Numerous images, diagrams, and references allow readers to browse large amounts of information in an expedited fashion. Curbside Consultation of the Foot and Ankle: 49 Clinical Questions provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert advice that even high-volume clinicians will appreciate. Practicing orthopedic surgeons, orthopedic residents, foot and ankle specialists, and medical students will benefit from the user-friendly, casual format and the expert advice contained within. Some of the questions that are answered:• When do you do an allograft or autograft talar transplantation graft for a failed osteochondral talar lesion? • How do you treat an athlete with chronic lateral foot overload and peroneal tendonitis with a cavovarus foot? • How do you fix your syndesmotic injuries? Can I use tight-ropes now? • I have a 63 year old patient who had an ankle fracture 20 years ago. They are ready for a major procedure now. Should I perform an ankle arthrodesis or should I refer her out to someone for a total ankle arthroplasty? What are your criteria for a total ankle arthroplasty? • Do I need to use bone graft in foot and ankle surgery, autologous or allograft? What graft should I use?

ACL Surgery
ACL Surgery

Author: Bernard R. Bach

Publisher: SLACK Incorporated

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 1556428952

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This book offers valuable technical pearls on how to perform ACL surgery with reliable and tested results, as well as an efficient way to review the surgical treatment of the torn ACL. Dr. Bernard R. Bach, Jr. and Dr. Matthew T. Provencher present a user-friendly and clinically relevant book that covers both primary and revision ACL surgery. Covered inside is essential information on how to approach the patient with a failed primary and revision ACL surgery, examination and radiographic workup, and revision ACL construction. Over 55 contributors describe each procedural step in a logical and precise manner, while combining clinical and technical pearls.

Curbside Consultation in Knee Arthroplasty
Curbside Consultation in Knee Arthroplasty

Author: Craig J. Della Valle

Publisher: SLACK Incorporated

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9781556428241

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Dr. Craig J. Della Valle has designed this unique reference which offers expert advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions commonly associated with knee arthroplasty. the unique Q and A format provides quick access to current information related to knee arthroplasty with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Numerous images, diagrams, and references are included to enhance the text and to illustrate the management of the knee.

Biologic Joint Reconstruction
Biologic Joint Reconstruction

Author: Brian J. Cole

Publisher: SLACK Incorporated

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 9781556428500

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The treatment of chondral damage and early arthritis in active patients remains a challenge. This book 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. The text includes a detailed approach to surgical management utilizing procedures relative to all joints such as osteotomy, cartilage repair, cartilage restoration, and limited resurfacing. Treatment indications, surgical techniques, and non-operative treatment in the knee, shoulder, hip and smaller joints are also highlighted in the text. This book 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.

Curbside Consultation of the ACL
Curbside Consultation of the ACL

Author: Bernard Bach

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2024-06-01

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1040142850

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Are you looking for concise, practical answers to those questions that are often left unanswered by traditional ACL references? Are you seeking brief, evidence-based advice for complicated cases or complications? Curbside Consultation of the ACL: 49 Clinical Questions provides quick answers to the many questions most commonly posed during a “curbside consultation” between surgical colleagues. Drs. Bernard R. Bach, Jr. and Nikhil N. Verma have designed this unique reference which offers expert advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions commonly associated with ACL management. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to ACL management with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Numerous images, diagrams, and references are included to enhance the text and to illustrate the management of ACL issues. Curbside Consultation of the ACL: 49 Clinical Questions provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert advice that even high-volume clinicians will appreciate. Practicing orthopedic surgeons, orthopedic residents and medical students will benefit from the user-friendly and casual format and the expert advice contained within. Some of the questions that are answered: How do you evaluate the failed ACL reconstruction? What tricks do you have to avoid creation of a “vertical” tunnel when drilling a transtibial tunnel? How do you evaluate, manage, and prevent motion problems? How do you determine tibial tunnel position to optimize graft length and femoral tunnel position when performing an endoscopic technique? How do you manage the expanded femoral or tibial tunnel in a failed ACL patient? How do you manage the adolescent with open growth plates who has sustained an ACL injury?

Curbside Consultation of the Spine
Curbside Consultation of the Spine

Author: Ken Singh

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2024-06-01

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 1040137008

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Are you looking for concise, practical answers to those questions that are often left unanswered by traditional spine references? Are you seeking brief, evidence-based advice for complicated cases or controversial decisions? Curbside Consultation of the Spine: 49 Clinical Questions provides quick answers to the tricky questions most commonly posed during a “curbside consultation” between spinal surgeons. Dr. Kern Singh has designed this unique reference which offers expert advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions commonly associated with the spine. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to the spine with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Numerous images, diagrams, and references allow readers to browse large amounts of information in an expedited fashion. Curbside Consultation of the Spine: 49 Clinical Questions provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert advice that even high-volume clinicians will appreciate. Practicing orthopedic spine surgeons, neurosurgeons, orthopedic and neurosurgical residents, and medical students will benefit from the user-friendly, casual format and the expert advice contained within. Some of the questions that are answered: How do I know intraoperatively that I have done a thorough lumbar decompression? When I see my patients pre-operatively, what risk factors should I warn them about that may increase their chance for a post-operative infection? I have a 65-year-old female who fell and suffered a central cord syndrome. What’s her prognosis and are there other types of incomplete spinal cord syndromes? I have a 34-year-old patient with back pain and some buttock pain for two weeks. When should I get an MRI? Do I need to perform neuromonitoring for every spine surgery? The cost appears to be relatively high and I want to be selective about its use. I have a 64-year-old female who was fused posteriorly in the lumbar spine and I need to correct her lordosis. What’s the difference between a Smith-Peterson and a pedicle subtraction osteotomy?

Curbside Consultation in IBD
Curbside Consultation in IBD

Author: David T. Rubin

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2024-06-01

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 1040135706

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Newly updated with the latest information on inflammatory bowel disease, Curbside Consultation in IBD: 49 Clinical Questions, Third Edition contains brief, practical, and evidence-based answers to the most frequently asked questions that are posed during a “curbside consultation” between surgical colleagues. Drs. David T. Rubin, Sonia Friedman, and Francis A. Farraye are joined by an expert group of contributors, offering advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions commonly associated with IBD. With a unique Q&A format, this text provides quick access to current information. Numerous images, diagrams, and references are included to better illustrate IBD. Some of the questions answered inside the Third Edition include: What are the new approaches to using and minimizing steroids? What is the evolving role of calcineurin inhibitors in IBD? Where should anti-IL-23 therapy be placed in the therapeutic algorithm for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis? What should the clinicians and patients know about biosimilars? What are JAK inhibitors? And when should they be used in IBD? What is the approach to loss of response to biological therapy? How should we screen our patients with IBD for depression and anxiety? With information basic enough for trainees and expert practical advice that even high-volume clinicians will appreciate, Curbside Consultation in IBD: 49 Clinical Questions, Third Edition is a must-have. Gastroenterologists, surgeons, IBD nurses and advanced practice providers, and medical and surgical trainees at all levels will benefit from the user-friendly format and up-to-date advice for complicated cases.