Casts, Splints, and Support Bandages: Nonoperative Treatment and Perioperative Protection 1st Edition

[highlight color=”red”]Casts, Splints, and Support Bandages: Nonoperative Treatment and Perioperative Protection 1st Edition[/highlight]

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Casts, Splints, and Support Bandages: Nonoperative Treatment and Perioperative
Protection provides an extensive overview of the history, principles, methods,
and techniques for applying a modern plaster or synthetic cast. The book
comprises three sections:

• The Principles of Casting section outlines the basic principles of casting
  and splinting, the physical properties of cast materials, and socioeconomic
  considerations
• The Guidelines section explores nonoperative treatment for fractures,
  ligament, nerve, and soft-tissue injuries, overload injuries, and infections, in
  the upper and lower extremities and the spine
• Finally, the Techniques section provides step-by-step descriptions on
  55 individual cast, splint, orthosis, and bandaging techniques, presented in
  high quality online video, and as stills with explanatory captions.

AOTrauma is proud to bring you this incredibly important and
comprehensive text, which will be of interest to a wide range of medical
professionals including trauma and orthopedic surgeons, specialist cast
technicians, rural doctors, residents in training, and ORP. It is the ideal
resource for any busy hospital or orthopedic/trauma
practice.

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