By

Vernon T Tolo MD John C. Wilson, Jr. Professor of Orthopaedics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California; Director, Children’s Orthopaedic Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
David L Skaggs MD Vice Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

This new volume of the Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery Series presents the most advanced, successful surgical techniques for treating fractures, congenital conditions, and other orthopaedic problems in children. The world’s foremost surgeons describe their preferred techniques in step-by-step detail, explain the indications and contraindications, identify pitfalls and potential complications, and offer pearls and tips for improving results. The book is thoroughly illustrated with full-color, sequential, surgeon’s-eye view intraoperative photographs, as well as drawings by noted medical illustrators.

A companion Website offers the fully searchable text and an image bank.

Features

Most of the volume covers operations that all general orthopaedic surgeons should be able to do, but some more advanced procedures are included that all could be able to do with proper training
Presents the most advanced, successful surgical techniques for pediatric fractures and conditions
The world’s foremost surgeons describe their preferred techniques in step-by-step detail and offer pearls and tips for improving results
Thoroughly illustrated with full-color, sequential, surgeon’s-eye view intraoperative photographs, as well as drawings by noted medical illustrators