Nonunion of the Long Bones
Diagnosis and treatment with compression-distraction techniques
Mora, Redento (Ed.)
2006, XIV, 285 p., Hardcover
ISBN: 978-88-470-0408-5
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About this book
About this book
In 2%-7% of all bone fractures, union is delayed or fails. Nonunions of the bones represent a challenge for orthopedic
surgeons and can have a severe psychological impact on these patients. Moreover, the social cost of managing these
lesions, often requiring multiple procedures, may be very high, and complications related to improper treatment are not
rare. This text is based on the development over many years of the devices and operative techniques of monofocal,
bifocal, and multifocal compression-distraction osteosynthesis, in cooperation with the CITO Institute of Moscow and the
LNIITO Institute of Riga, and on hundreds of operative procedures on noninfected and infected nonunions personally
performed by the authors both in the former Soviet Union, Russia and Italy. The primary purpose of this book is to
discuss currently available tools for diagnosing long bone nonunions, to illustrate the means of prevention, and to specify
the indications for management using compression-distraction techniques.
Written for:
Orthopaedists, physiotherapists, libraries, institutes
Keywords:
compression-distraction techniques
external fixation
internal fixation
nonunion
osteomyelitis