
McRae's Orthopaedic Trauma and Emergency Fracture Management, 3rd Edition
Paperback

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- McRae's Orthopaedic Trauma and Emergency Fracture Management utilises a detailed descriptive and didactic style, alongside a wealth of illustrations all completely redrawn for this book.
- The first section on general principles in orthopaedic trauma deals with basic terminology and classification, principles of closed and operative management of fractures, infection and complications.
- The main section provides a regional review of specific injuries, each following a logical sequence describing emergency department and orthopaedic management, and outlining a safe and widely accepted management strategy. Each chapter begins with an overview of the relevant anatomy and principles of the examination of the patient.
- The book provides a comprehensive overview of both surgical as well as conservative management of orthopaedic trauma injuries.
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- This book is a fully rewritten text based on a classic textbook by Mr Ronald McRae.
- Now in a larger page size the book contains over 500 illustrations all drawn in two colours for this new edition.
- Over 250 x-rays accompany the text, many of which are connected with the line drawings to ease interpretation.
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Part 1: General Principles
- Fractures and fracture management
- Management of the injured patient
- Limb threatening injuries
- Closed management of fractures
- Operative management of fractures
- Musculoskeletal infection and joint aspiration
- Complications
Part 2: Specific injuries by region
- Shoulder girdle
- Humerus
- Elbow
- Forearm
- Wrist and carpus
- Hand
- Spine
- Pelvis
- Acetabulum
- Hip
- Femur
- Knee
- Tibia
- Ankle
- Foot
- Principles of paediatric trauma
- Upper limb paediatric trauma
- Lower limb paediatric trauma
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Timothy O White, BMedSci, MBChB, FRCSEd (Tr & Orth), MD, Consultant Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh; Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University of Edinburgh, UK, Sam P Mackenzie, BMed Sci, MBChB, MRCSEd, Specialty Trainee in Trauma and Orthopaedic, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh; Honorary Teaching Fellow, University of Edinburgh, UK and Alasdair Gray, MBChB, FRCS, FCEM, MD, Consultant in Accident and Emergency Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh; College Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Edinburgh, UK