The Poly-Traumatized Patient with Fractures

1. Management of Articular Fractures

   • Frankie Leung, Tak-Wing Lau

   Pages 229-242

2. Techniques of Soft Tissue Coverage in Open Fractures

   • Norbert Pallua, Ahmet Bozkurt

   Pages 243-263

3. Outcome and Management of Primary Amputations, Subtotal Amputation Injuries, and Severe Open Fractures with Nerve Injuries

   • William W. Cross III, Marc F. Swiontkowski

   Pages 265-280

4. High-Energy Injuries Caused by Penetrating Trauma

   • Yoram A. Weil, Rami Mosheiff

   Pages 281-293

5. Management of Traumatic Bone Defects

   • Richard P. Meinig

   Pages 295-303

6. Acute Soft Tissue and Bone Infections

   • Lena M. Napolitano

   Pages 305-319

7. Chronic Osteomyelitis

   • Suthorn Bavonratanavech, Yuan-Kun Tu

   Pages 321-332

8. Reconstructive Strategies for Skeletal Complications in the Polytrauma Patient

   • Steven Sands, Peter A. Siska, Ivan S. Tarkin

   Pages 333-344

9. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Psychological Sequelae After Severe Trauma

   • Adam J. Starr

   Pages 345-348

10. Late Outcome After Severe Fractures

    • Roman Pfeifer, Hans-Christoph Pape

    Pages 349-355

11. Back Matter

    Pages 357-361

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This guide provides practical information for the care of patients with blunt injuries. It covers the care for truncal injuries (head, chest, abdomen) and fracture care of the extremities, the pelvis and the spine in a condensed fashion. Unlike previous, anatomically oriented outlines, this combines the anatomic location with frequent injury combinations. It is written for orthopedic and trauma surgeons, offering them a condensed outline of fracture treatment. In addition, all aspects of trauma care are covered, including associated injuries that may alter the decision making in patients with polytrauma.

• blunt injuries
• dislocations
• fractures
• poly trauma
• trauma system
• Trauma Surgery

• Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Aachen, Aachen, Germany

  Hans-Christoph Pape

• Florida Orthopaedic Institute, Temple Terrace, USA

  Roy Sanders

• Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, University of Texas, Dallas, USA

  Joseph Borrelli, Jr.

Dr. Hans-Christoph Pape completed his residency in trauma surgery at Hannover Medical School, and while an attending orthopedic and trauma surgeon at Hannover he was appointed as Professor of Trauma Surgery. Between 2003 and 2005 he was also a Visiting Professor at Harvard Medical School, the University of Alabama, and the University of Texas. Between 2005 and 2009 Dr. Pape was Associate Professor in Traumatology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, and he is currently W. Pauwels Professor and Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic/Trauma Surgery at the University of Aachen Medical Centre, Germany. During his career, Dr. Pape has received many awards of note, including the 2005 Novartis Prize, the 2006 Swiss AO Foundation Annual Award, and the 2008 Kappa Delta Award from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. He is the Editor in Chief for Open Access Emergency Medicine, a Section Editor for Injury and the European Journal of Trauma, and an editorial board member for Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics, Journal of Trauma, Infection and Critical Care, and Patient Safety in Surgery. Dr. Pape has been the lead author on 78 publications in peer-reviewed journals, and co-author of a further 162. He is also the editor or author of several important books, has written a large number of book chapters and has led many courses on polytrauma management. Roy W. Sanders, M.D.: Editor-in-Chief: Journal of Orthopedic Trauma, President of Florida Orthopedic Institute, Director of the Orthopedic Trauma Service, several prestigious awards. Joe Borelli, M.D.: Professor and Chairman of the Southwest Medical Center, Dallas, USA; Board: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, several prestigious awards.

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