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Practical Procedures in Elective Orthopaedic Surgery Peter V. Giannoudis Editor Practical Procedures in Elective Orthopaedic Surgery Pelvis and Lower Extremity Editor Peter V. Giannoudis, B.Sc., M.B., M.D., FRCS Academic Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery School of Medicine University of Leeds Leeds UK ISBN 978-0-85729-813-3 e-ISBN 978-0-85729-814-0 DOI 10.1007/978-0-85729-814-0 Springer London Dordrecht Heidelberg New York British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Control Number: 2011933720 © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2012 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licenses issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc., in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specifi c statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publisher can give no guarantee for information about drug dosage and application thereof contained in this book. In every individual case the respective user must check its accuracy by consulting other pharmaceutical literature. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) To my wife Rania, my children Marilena and Vasilis Whom I have missed so much during my medical career. I thank them for providing me with ongoing inspiration and support. Their love has been a source of endless energy and creativity. Preface A plethora of Orthopaedic Textbooks have been produced over the years presenting the advances made in this ever evolving discipline. Some of them being colossal cover the entire practice of orthopaedic surgery, whereas others include only regional orthopaedics by focusing into a specifi c anatomical site of the musculoskeletal system. The idea of the book was conceived during the beginning of my residency pro- gram in Orthopaedic Surgery. Moving every 6 months to a different subspecialty, it became clear that I had to obtain different textbooks in order to use them as a quick, yet comprehensive reference, prior to performing a surgical procedure. Following the development and the popularity of the trauma textbook, I felt obliged to also develop a similar book in elective orthopaedic surgery that would contain a stepwise approach related to these types of surgical procedures. In this textbook, the most common procedures that a surgeon in training is expected to perform during his residency program for the pelvic ring and the lower extremity have been included. Each procedure has been written by an expert or under a supervision of an expert. Each chapter provides such useful information to the trainee as indications, clinical and radiological assessment, surgical approach, implant positioning, tips and tricks, postoperative complications to be aware of, mode of mobilisation and the time inter- vals of outpatient follow up. Intra-operative pictures have been incorporated to allow the surgeon to be aware of all the important issues and steps involved for each procedure. This book by no means covers all the procedures to be performed during a resi- dency program. The objective was not to become cumbersome, but rather the text- book to be easy to carry and simple to read. It is expected to be the companion for the resident in training and to improve the standard of care of our patients that we care so much about. Leeds, UK Peter V. Giannoudis B.Sc., M.B., M.D., FRCS vii Acknowledgments Without the dedication and the hard work of my Hospital Staff and my colleagues it would not have been possible to complete this project. I would also personally like to thank all the contributors who have shared with me their expertise. ix
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