Orthopaedic Allograft Surgery /

This compendium includes current developments in orthopaedic allograft surgery. Internationally well known experts in orthopaedic subspecialties present their surgical techniques and results in the area of orthopaedic reconstruction after failed joint replacement, spinal surgery, tumor surgery, spor...

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Main Author: Czitrom, Andrei A.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Winkler, Heinz
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Vienna : Springer Vienna, 1996.
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Summary:This compendium includes current developments in orthopaedic allograft surgery. Internationally well known experts in orthopaedic subspecialties present their surgical techniques and results in the area of orthopaedic reconstruction after failed joint replacement, spinal surgery, tumor surgery, sports injuries and ligament/tendon reconstruction. Current knowledge of biology and biomechanics of allografts is presented. Each chapter reviews current developments and future trends in orthopaedic allograft surgery. The book is of great interest to orthopaedic residents and orthopaedic surgeons in clinical practice. The text is also of interest to researchers in the tissue banking community. "This beautifully produced and authoritatively written multiauthor text covers all spects of allograft surgery in orthopaedics ... The important shortcommings and risks in allograft tissue transplantation ... are all well covered in this book ... is essential reading for orthopaedic surgeons engaged in this and other fields of tissue transplantation". Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 295 pages 94 illustrations)
ISBN:9783709168851 (electronic bk.)
3709168856 (electronic bk.)