Rationale of Operative Fracture Care

1 Principles of internal fixation 3
2 Intra-articular fractures 33
3 Open fractures 45
4 Fractures of the proximal humerus 57
5 Fractures of the humerus (12-A, B, and C) 91
6 Fractures of the distal end of the humerus (13-A, B, and C) 103
7 Fractures of the olecranon (12-B1) 123
8 Fractures of the radial head (21-A2.2, 21-B2.1, 21-B2.2, and 21-
B2.3) 131
9 Fractures of the radius and ulna 137
10 Fractures of the distal radius 167
11 Fractures of the spine 193
12 Fractures of the pelvis 239
13 Fractures of the acetabulum 291
14 Subcapital and intertrochanteric fractures 343
15 Subtrochanteric fractures of the femur 367
16 Fractures of the femur 385
17 Supracondylar fractures of the femur (33-A, B, and C) 409
18 Fractures of the patella 441
19 Fractures of the tibial plateau 447
20 Fractures of the tibia 471
21 Fractures of the distal tibial metaphysis involving the ankle
joint : the pilon fracture 523
22 Fractures of the ankle 551
23 Fractures of the talus 591
24 Fractures of the calcaneus 619
25 Injuries of the midfoot and forefoot 635