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Orthopedists have long needed a text on the challenging field of shoulder and elbow trauma. This techniques-oriented book offers clear and easy-to-follow guidelines on the latest surgical advances, including the use of new bioabsorbable implants and fixation methods. More than 300 illustrations demonstrate steps of a surgical procedure with outstanding clarity. You'll also find practical guidelines for treating pediatric elbow fractures and dislocations, stenoclavicular injuries, proximal humerus fractures, and many others. With the experiences of leading specialists augmented with editorial comments, this book provides a broad range of information you need to successfully perform any operation involving the shoulder and elbow. Key Features Step-by-step instructions and illustrations provide a ''roadmap'' to surgery Editorial comments offer different surgical options and alternatives Tips and pearls impart the insights of leading experts in the field Valuable sections on complications alert you to potential problems Contains a foreword by Charles Rockwood, pioneering developer of the globally used shoulder replacement system With key information that refreshes your knowledge and demonstrates new techniques, this book is essential for orthopedic surgeons, traumatologists, shoulder and elbow surgeons, and physical therapists; order today! Contributers Raffy Mirzayan, John M. Itamura, Christopher S. Ahmad, Carl J. Basamania, Frank Chen, Sean D. Early, Stephen J. Franzino, Neil Gregory Harness, Kirk L. Jensen, JesseB. Jupiter, Theofilos Karachalios, Scott H. Kozin, Charles N. Moon, Greg M. Osgood,Vahe Panossian, Stamatios Papadakis, Richard S. Richards II, David C. RingRoidis Nikolaos, Steven Glatt Sclamberg, Christopher Shean, Frances E. Sharpe, Milan V.Stevanovic, Vernon Tolo, Jeffrey L. Visotsky, Jeffrey T. Watson, Charalampos Zalavras, Table of Contents Elbow Trauma Dislocations Radial Head Fractures Capitellum Fractures IntraArticular Distal Humerus Fractures Open Fractures, Infections, Non/Malunion and Heterotopic Ossification of the Shoulder and Elbow Soft Tissue Coverage of the Elbow The PostTraumatic Stiff Elbow: Overview and Management Pediatric Elbow Fractures Shoulder Trauma Sternoclavicular Injuries Clavicle Fractures, Malunions, and Nonunions Distal Clavicle Fractures and Acromioclavicular Joint Injuries Two and ThreePart Fractures of the Proximal Humerus FourPart Proximal Humerus Fractures Treated with Meiarthroplasty Soft Tissue Coverage of the Shoulder