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Fundamentals of orthopaedic trauma management and care including compartment syndrome, ATLS, open fractures, mangled extremity, soft tissues

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Basic Science (17)
Orthopedic basic science & research on trauma
Trauma Fundamentals Abstracts (4)
Abstracts on fundamentals of orthopedic trauma from proceedings of orthopaedic meetings & societies

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AO Surgery Reference popular

Location: http://www.aosurgery.org

The AO Surgery Reference is a website describing the whole surgical management process, including decision-making support, approaches, and surgical procedures. Highly Reputable
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1996 Bone Mineral Density Changes During Fracture Healing

Location: http://www.rz.uni-duesseldorf.de/WWW/MedFak/Orthopaedie/journal/issue98/tx3-3498.htm

Bone mineral density changes during fracture healing: a densitometric study in rats P. J. Millett (1), B. Cohen (2), M. J. Allen (3), N. Rushton (2) Research conducted at the Orthopaedic Research Unit, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, UK Summary: Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is a quantitative technique for determination of bone mineral density...
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Fracture Healing After Plates And Im Nails

Location: http://www.hwbf.org/ota/bfc/brown/exp.htm

OTA Basic Fracture Course
Remodeling
* cancellous
* cortical
Bone Repair
* drill holes
* gap healing
Spontaneous Fracture Healing
Bone Formation in Callus
Biological Stabilization
Mineralization
Bridging Callus
IM Nail - Indirect Bone Healing
Plate - Direct Bone Healing
* contact healing
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Fracture Healing With Plates And Im Nails

Location: http://www.hwbf.org/ota/bfc/dirs/exp.htm

OTA Basic Fracture Course
Preface
Misconceptions
Fracture Healing Stages
Fracture Healing Determinants
Direct Bone Healing
* gap healing
* contact healing
* implications for plates
Indirect Bone Healing
Summary
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Glossary of Orthopaedic Trauma Terms

Location: http://www.chriscolton.co.uk/glossary.htm

by Prof. C.L. Colton, in collaboration with Prof. S. Perren
Succinct and helpful definitions of about 300 terms used in the description of orthopaedic trauma, fractures, dislocations, sprains, injuries and complications
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Open Fractures Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/open_fractures

treat all open fractures as an emergency; - perform thorough initial evaluation to diagnose other life-threatening injuries:
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
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Orthopaedic Trauma Care an Overview

Location: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/418929

Marvin Tile Lecture: Medscape 2000 History and some of the ongoing problems in trauma care
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Pathologic Fracture Differential Diagnosis Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/pathologic_fracture

- fractures which occur from low energy injuries which occur through an area of bone weakness with a pre-existing abnormality;
- injured area demonstrates distorted architecture and distorted bone density;
- Diff Dx:
- Fibrous Dysplasia
- Fibrous Histiocytoma
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Principles of Fracture Treatment

Location: http://web.archive.org/web/20070108121722/http://www.sunmed.org/t1-6.html

Sunmed is an online textbook authored by S.P.Suresh FRCS (Gen), FRCS (Orth). This is an archive version of the page.
General Treatment of injured patients
* First aid at the scene of accident
* Transport to a hospital
* Resuscitation : Airway,...
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Stress Fractures Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/stress_fractures

occur as the result of repetitive loading below yeild strength & are most common in lower extremity (metatarsals> calcaneus> tibia)
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
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Trauma Management Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/trauma_management

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
Initial Orders for the Trauma Patient:
References
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
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Editors

  • Chris Oliver