Author : Harold B. Kitaoka
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN 13 : 9780781733632
Total Pages : 716 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (336 download)
Book Synopsis The Foot and Ankle by : Harold B. Kitaoka
Download or read book The Foot and Ankle written by Harold B. Kitaoka and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2002 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This acclaimed volume of the Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery series is now in its completely revised and updated Second Edition. The world's foremost foot and ankle surgeons describe their preferred techniques in step-by-step detail, explain the indications and contraindications, identify pitfalls and potential complications, and offer pearls and tips for improving results. The book is thoroughly illustrated with full-color, sequential, surgeon's-eye view intraoperative photographs, as well as drawings by a noted medical illustrator.This Second Edition includes new authors, improved techniques, and revised illustrations. New chapters cover talus fracture open reduction and fixation; ankle arthroscopy for osteochondral lesions; arthroscopic ankle arthrodesis; total ankle arthroplasty; tendon transfer for foot drop; and tibial periarticular fracture reduction and fixation. Chapters have been updated with descriptions of currently accepted techniques.