EFOST Surgical Techniques in Sports Medicine. Elbow Surgery

Description

EFOST Surgical Techniques in Sports Medicine – Elbow Surgery provides orthopaedic surgeons with a collection of step by step surgical techniques for correcting elbow injuries commonly encountered in sports and orthopaedic trauma.

Each chapter explains how to perform a single surgical procedure in its entirety, from diagnosis, preparation, surgical technique to closure and rehabilitation, while also detailing pre and post-operative complications and how best to avoid them.

The practical, easy to use format makes this book an invaluable resource for all surgeons involved with treating orthopaedic and sports trauma injuries of the elbow.

• EFOST – easy to reference surgical techniques written in a simple stepwise format
• Easy to follow ‘cook book’ chapter style
• Easy to navigate content allows rapid review of techniques
• Large number of high quality colour photographs
• Written by highly experienced orthopaedic and sports trauma surgeons

Contents

Arthroscopic debridement for osteochondritis dissecans of the capitulum • Arthroscopic fixation of osteochondritis dissecans of the capitulum • Open treatment for lateral epicondylitis • Repair of distal triceps tendon rupture • Reconstruction of chronic distal triceps tendon rupture • Repair of distal biceps tendon rupture • Fixation of radial head fracture • Replacement of radial head • Fixation of olecranon fracture • Distal humerus fracture fixation for intra-articular fractures • Reduction and fixation of humeral distal shaft fracture in children • Acute repair after elbow dislocation • Arthroscopic debridement for posteromedial impingement • Surgical treatment of chronic posterolateral instability • Surgical treatment of chronic medial instability • Open debridement for elbow arthritis • Arthroscopic arthrolysis for elbow arthritis • Elbow arthroplasty without bone loss • Arthroscopic treatment of olecranon bursitis

Author information

François Kelberine MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Polyclinique du Parc Rambot - Provençale, Aix en Provence, France

Wasim Kahn MRCS PhD FRCS(Tr&Orth)
Post CCT Fellow, Cardiff and Vale Orthopaedic Centre, Cardiff, UK