Overview
- Enriched with beautiful watercolor anatomical artworks
- Combines clear visual information with step-by-step guidance for each approach
- Offers a comprehensive overview of surgical approaches in lower limb orthopaedic surgery
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Table of contents (23 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Tibia and Fibula
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About this book
Enriched by original anatomical artworks this atlas comprehensively presents the diverse orthopaedic approaches to lower limb surgery. Combining clear visual information with a consistent and concise structure, including tips, tricks and pitfalls, this manual presents all the most used approaches in orthopaedic prosthetic surgery and traumatology.
Ranging from the hip to the ankle each chapter includes a clear presentation of the joint’ s anatomy, with particular emphasis on vessels, nerves and other relevant anatomic structures. Beautiful water-colour illustrations realized by one of the authors accompany the reader step-by-step through each of the approaches described.
This atlas offers a timely and up-to-date resource for both practicing and fellow orthopaedic surgeons with an interest in lower limb surgery.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Rosa Ballis, MD is a young orthopaedic surgeon at Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department in Belluno, Dolomiti. Artist specialized in watercolor, she learned the art of illustrations on her own uphold great artists and anatomists such as Andrea Vesalio. She has spent the last 3 years developing skills in knee surgery and traumatology. She undertook research at the S. Raffaele Hospital in Milan with Professor Giuseppe Peretti in basic research on meniscus and cartilage and she took part on several publications about it. Dr. Ballis published some illustrations in medical articles and book chapters regarding dissection and knee surgery in collaborations with great orthopaedic surgeons and professors such as Prof. Hannouche in Paris and Prof. Neyret in Lyon.
Bujar Shabani, MD PhD, is an Assistant Professor in Heimerer College. He works as an orthopaedic surgeon in University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Departement of Orthopaedics. He completed a Residency in 2017 andbetween 2011 and 2015 undertook a Clinical Fellowship in Hopital De la Croix Roousse in Lyon, France. In 2015, he finished PhD studies in Universite Claude Bernard, Lyon 1, France. He was awarded as ‘Best Young Scientist by Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in 2017. He won also several visiting fellowships. He is the author of 15 papers and chapters in peer-reviewed international journals and books.
Dafina Bytyqi, MD PhD, is an orthopaedic surgeon in University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Departement of Orthopaedics. She completed the residency in 2017 and between 2011 and 2015 undertook a Clinical Fellowship in Hopital De la Croix Rousse in Lyon, France. In 2015, she finished PhD studies in Universite Claude Bernard, Lyon 1, France. She was won Supporting Young Scientist Award by Academy of Science and Arts. She also teaches Pathophysiology in University of Prishtina. She is the author of several papers and chapters in peer-reviewed international journalsand books.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Atlas of Orthopaedic Surgical Approaches to the Lower Limbs
Authors: Rosa Ballis, Bujar H. Shabani, Dafina Bytyqi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07723-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-07722-7Published: 20 September 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-07725-8Published: 20 September 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-07723-4Published: 19 September 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 91
Number of Illustrations: 108 illustrations in colour
Topics: Surgical Orthopedics