Evidence-based medicine is the future of orthopedic surgery. The escalating costs of medical care drive the need for physicians to base clinical decisions on data in order to provide optimal care to every patient. Orthopedic Traumatology: An Evidence-Based Approach provides readers a model for evidence-based decision making in orthopedic trauma. Renowned orthopedic trauma surgeons describe interesting clinical scenarios, give expert opinions on management, and include relevant imaging to create a complete picture of each fascinating case. Useful for residents and practicing physicians alike, Orthopedic Traumatology is a unique guide to orthopedic trauma and evidence-based medicine.

Zusammenfassung
Physicians are under increasing pressure to provide quality health care in the most cost-effective way possible. The escalating costs of orthopedic care are driving the need to base clinical decision making on evidence-based data that will help physicians provide optimal care to every patient. Evidence-based medicine is the future of orthopedic surgery. In a world where the quality of surgical outcomes will be increasingly measured, evidence-based data will heavily guide decision making in orthopedic trauma. Orthopedic Traumatology: An Evidence-Based Approach provides the reader with a focused and comprehensive review of the literature surrounding the management of the orthopedic trauma patient. The book centers around clinical scenarios with each chapter based on a specific case. Renowned orthopedic trauma surgeons from across the country serve as contributing authors, writing based on these scenarios and giving their expert opinions on management while using data as their guide. Each chapter describes and summarizes the data, but achieves this objective in a case-based format. Each case is brief, but includes relevant imaging. The case scenarios are heavily weighted toward treatment of more controversial injuries. As there is currently no book on the market that focuses solely on orthopedic trauma and evidence-based medicine, this book is sure to be a useful reference for residents and practicing physicians alike.

Inhalt
Part 1: Evidence Based Medicine in Orthopedic Trauma Surgery.- Introduction to Evidence Based Medicine.- Part 2: Spine Trauma.- Cervical Spine Clearance.- Cervical Spine Fracture Dislocation.- Lumbar Burst Fractures.- Part 3: Upper Extremity Trauma.- Scapula Fractures.- Clavicle Fractures.- Proximal Humerus Fractures.- Humeral Shaft Fractures.- Distal Humerus Fractures.- Distal Radius Fractures.- Part 4: Acetabular, Hip and Pelvic Trauma.- Acetabular Fractures in the Elderly.- Pelvic Ring Injury I.- Pelvic Ring Injury II.- Femoral Neck Fractures in the Elderly.- Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures.- Part 5: Lower Extremity Trauma.- Diaphyseal Femur Fractures.- Distal Femur Fractures.- Knee Dislocations.- Tibial Plateau Fractures.- Closed Diaphysial Tibia Fractures.- Open Diaphyseal Tibia Fractures.- Part 6: Foot and Ankle Trauma.- Pilon Fractures.- Ankle Fractures.- Calcaneus Fractures.- Talus Fractures.- Part 7: Polytrauma, Infection and Perioperative Management of the Orthopedic Trauma Patient.- Damage Control.- DVT Prophylaxisin Orthopedic Trauma.- The Infected Tibial Nail.- Perioperative Optimization in Orthopedic Trauma.