Contributing Authors
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Pt. I Foundation Chapters
1 Bone Healing 1
2 Determining When a Fracture Has Healed 7
3 Biomechanical Principles of Fixation Devices 11
4 Therapeutic Exercise and Range of Motion 19
5 Modalities Used in the Treatment of Fractures 27
6 Gait 31
7 Assistive Devices and Adaptive Equipment for Activities of
Daily Living (ADL) 49
8 Braces and Splints 57
9 Management and Classification of Compound Fractures 65
Pt. II Upper Extremity Fractures
10 Clavicle Fractures 73
11 Proximal Humeral Fractures 85
12 Humeral Diaphysis or Midshaft Fractures 103
13 Distal Humeral Fractures 121
14 Olecranon Fractures 141
15 Radial Head Fractures 155
16 Forearm Fractures 169
17 Colles` Fracture 191
18 Scaphoid (Navicular) Fractures 207
19 Metacarpal Fractures 223
20 Phalangeal Fractures 241
Pt. III Lower Extremity Fractures
21 Femoral Neck Fractures 257
22 Intertrochanteric Fractures 273
23 Subtrochanteric Femur Fractures 287
24 Femoral Shaft Fractures 301
25 Supracondylar Femur Fractures 319
26 Patellar Fractures 333
27 Tibial Plateau Fractures 345
28 Tibial Shaft Fractures 363
29 Tibial Plafond Fractures 383
30 Ankle Fractures 401
31 Talar Fractures 425
32 Calcaneal Fractures 443
33 Midfoot Fractures 461
34 Forefoot Fractures 483
Pt. IV Spine Fractures
35 C1 Fracture (Jefferson Fracture) 513
36 C2 Fracture (Hangman`s Fracture) 523
37 Fractures of the Odontoid (Dens) 529
38 Cervical Spine Compression and Burst Fractures 535
39 Cervical Spine Unilateral and Bilateral Facet Dislocation 545
40 Application of Gardner-Wells Tongs and Halo Vest 557
41 Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures 561
Subject Index 575