LIMB LENGTHENING AND RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY CASE ATLAS. PEDIATRIC DEFORMITY

DESCRIPTION

Consisting of case studies contributed by both domestic andinternational leaders in the field, this is an invaluable resource for all orthopedic surgeons and researchers and practitioners oflimb lengthening, deformity correction and the Ilizarovmethod. Comprehensive yet accessible, this volume covers pediatricdeformity correction, from congenital deformities to growth plate injuries. Eachof the unique cases includes color photographs andradiographs from before, during and after surgery and will follow a consistentchapter structure which outlines a brief clinical history of the case,preoperative problem list, treatment strategy, basic principles, technicalpearls and how to avoid and manage complications and subsequent problems. Suggestedreadings round out each case. A comprehensive presentation of techniques isfeatured, including external fixation, internal fixation, combinationapproaches and fully implantable limb lengthening nails. This case-basedapproach is an efficient and thorough way to learn this exciting new frontierin orthopedic surgery.

AUTHOR

S. Robert Rozbruch,MD Hospital for Special Surgery, New York Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College 2012-2013President, Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society (LLRS)Reggie Hamdy, MD McGill University, Montreal, CanadaChief of Staff, Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenSection.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Pediatric Trauma.-GrowthPlate Injuries.-Congenital Pseudarthrosis of Tibiaand Fibula.-Congenital Lower Limb Deficiencies.-PediatricBlount Disease.-Pediatric Arthrogryposis.-PediatricSkeletal Dysplasias.-Pediatric Metabolic and VascularDisorders.-Pediatric Hip Deformities.-Pediatric Foot and Ankle Deformities.-PediatricChronic Osteomyelitis.- PediatricRotational Deformities (Miserable MalalignementSyndrome)