Evidence-based orthopaedics : the best answers to clinical questions /

Dr. James Wright, Associate Editor for the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, presents this landmark publication and novel approach to orthopaedic problems and solutions. This new, evidence-based reference examines clinical options and discusses relevant research evidence to provide you with expert...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Wright, James G. (James Gardner), 1957-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Philadelphia, PA : Saunders/Elsevier, ©2009.
Series:ClinicalKey.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to evidence-based orthopaedics
  • Spinal topics
  • Should patients with acute spinal cord injuries receive steroids?
  • Should patients undergoing decompression for a grade 1 degenerative spondylolisthesis also have an instrumented fusion?
  • Vertebral augmentation: what is the role of vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty?
  • What is the ideal surgical treatment for an adult patient with a lytic spondylolisthesis?
  • What is the optimal treatment for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis?
  • What is the optimal treatment for thoracolumbar burst fractures?
  • Is neuromonitoring beneficial during spinal surgery?
  • What is the optimal method of managing a patient with cervical myelopathy?
  • Do bone morphogenetic proteins improve spinal fusion?
  • Upper extremity topics
  • What is the best surgical procedure for cubital tunnel syndrome?
  • What is the best treatment for displaced fractures of the distal radius?
  • What is the best surgical treatment for early degenerative osteoarthritis of the wrist?
  • What is the best treatment for acute injuries of the scapholunate ligament?
  • What is the best method of rehabilitation after flexor tendon repair in zone II: passive mobilization or early active motion? What is the best suture configuration for repair of flexor tendon lacerations?
  • What is the best management of digital triggering?
  • What is the evidence for a cause-and-effect linkage between occupational hand use and symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome?
  • What are the best diagnostic tests for complex regional pain syndrome?
  • What is the optimal treatment of displaced midshaft clavicle fractures?
  • What is the best surgical treatment for cuff tear arthropathy?
  • What is the best treatment for complex proximal humerus fractures? What are the main determinants of outcome after arthroplasty?
  • What are the best diagnostic criteria for lateral epicondylitis?
  • What are the indications for surgery, and what is the best surgical treatment for chronic lateral epicondylitis?
  • What is the optimal rehabilitative approach to posttraumatic elbow stiffness?
  • Pediatric topics
  • Can we prevent children's fractures?
  • What is the best treatment for wrist fractures?
  • What is the best treatment for forearm fractures?
  • How should we treat elbow fractures in children?
  • What is the best treatment for femoral fractures?
  • What is the best treatment for growth plate injuries?
  • How do you best diagnose septic arthritis of the hip?
  • What is the best treatment for anterior cruciate ligament injuries in skeletally immature individuals?
  • What is the optimal treatment for slipped capital femoral epiphysis?
  • Best treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: what do current systematic reviews tell us?
  • What is the best treatment for ambulatory cerebral palsy?
  • What is the best treatment for developmental dysplasia of the hip?
  • What is the best treatment for idiopathic clubfoot?
  • What is the optimal treatment for hip and spine in myelomenigocele?
  • What is the best treatment of malignant bone tumors in children?
  • What is the best treatment for simple bone cysts?
  • Legg-Calve-Perthes disease: how should it be treated?
  • What is the best treatment for hip displacement in nonambulatory patients with cerebal [e.g. cerebral] palsy?
  • Muscular dystrophy: how should it be treated?
  • Trauma topics
  • What is the best treatment for open fractures?
  • Mangled extremity: are scoring systems useful?
  • What is the appropriate timing of prophylactic stabilization of osseous metastases?
  • What is the role of splinting for comfort?
  • Does the type of hospital in which a patient is treated affect outcomes in orthopaedic patients?
  • How does surgeon and hospital volume affect patient outcome after traumatic injury?
  • Are bone substitutes useful in the treatment and prevention of nonunions and in the management of subchondral voids?
  • Fracture healing: how strong is the effect of smoking on bone healing?
  • What is the best way to prevent heterotopic ossification after acetabular fracture fixation?
  • When is it safe to resect heterotopic ossification?
  • Damage control trauma care: does it save lives or make no difference?
  • Humeral shaft fractures: what is the best treatment?
  • Supracondylar humeral fractures: is open reduction and internal fixation or primary total elbow arthroplasty better in poor quality bone?
  • Acetabular fractures: does delay to surgery influence outcome?
  • Hip dislocation: how does delay to reduction affect avascular necrosis rate?
  • Combined fractures of the hip and femoral shaft: what is the best treatment method?
  • Femoral neck fractures: when should a displaced subcapital fracture be replaced versus fixed?
  • Intracapsular femoral neck fracture: how does delay in surgery affect complication rate?
  • Subtrochanteric femoral fractures: is a nail or plate better?
  • Femoral shaft fractures: what is the best treatment?
  • Supracondylar femoral fractures: is a locking plate or a nail better?
  • What is the relation between malunion and function for lower extremity tibeal diaphyseal fractures?
  • Tibial diaphyseal fractures: what is the best treatment?
  • What is the best treatment for pilon fractures?
  • Foot and ankle topics
  • What is the best treatment for plantar fasciitis?
  • What is the best treatment for posterior tibial tendonitis?
  • What is the best treatment for Achilles tendon rupture?
  • What is the best treatment for end-stage ankle arthritis?
  • What is the best treatment for ankle osteochondral lesions?
  • What is the best treatment for end-stage hallux rigidus?
  • What is the best treatment for hallux valgus?
  • What is the best treatment for a Charcot foot and ankle?
  • What is the best treatment for displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures?
  • What is the best treatment of displaced talar neck fractures?
  • What is the best treatment for injury to the tarsometatarsal joint complex?
  • What is the best treatment for recurrent ankle instability?
  • Arthroplasty topics
  • Regional anesthesia for total hip and knee arthroplasty: is it worth the effort?
  • Should thromboprophylaxis be used for lower limb joint replacement surgery?
  • What blood conservation techniques for total joint arthroplasty work?
  • What is the role of antibiotic cement in total joint replacement?
  • Total hip replacement: hybrid versus uncemented: which is better?
  • Which bearing surface should be used: highly cross-linked polyethylene versus metal or metal versus ceramic on ceramic?
  • What are the facts and fiction of minimally invasive hip and knee arthroplasty surgery?
  • What is the role for hip resurfacing arthroplasty?
  • When should a unicompartmental knee arthroplasty be considered?
  • Should you save or substitute the posterior cruciate ligament in total knee replacement?
  • Should the patella be resurfaced in total knee replacement?
  • What is the role of computer navigation in hip and knee arthroplasty?
  • How do you make a diagnosis of an infected arthroplasty?
  • Sports medicine topics
  • Are anterior cruciate ligament injuries preventable?
  • Autograft choice in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: should it be patellar tendon or hamstring tendon?
  • Is there a role for arthroscopy in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis?
  • What are effective therapies for anterior knee pain?
  • What is the best treatment for chondral defects in the knee?
  • Multiligament knee injury: should surgical reconstruction be acute or delayed?
  • Should first-time shoulder dislocators be stabilized surgically?
  • Open versus arthroscopic repair for shoulder instability: what's best?
  • Is arthroscopic rotator cuff repair superior?