Septic Bone and Joint Surgery

by Reinhard Schnettler, Hans-Ulrich Steinau

Overview

This concise and superbly illustrated surgical manual provides step-by-step instruction on how to effectively manage acute and chronic bone and joint infections.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783131468215
Publisher:	Thieme
Publication date:	01/27/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	328
File size:	14 MB
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About the Author

Professor and Director, Department of Orthopedic Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Giessen, Germany
University Clinic for Plastic Surgery, Bochum, Germany

Table of Contents

1 Historical Background
2 Pathophysiology and Classification of Osteomyelitis
3 Diagnosis of Osteomyelitis
4 Antibiotic Therapy
5 Surgical Treatment of Osteomyelitis
6 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
7 Treatment of Infected Prostheses
8 Special Arthrodeses for Infected Joints

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Edward Abraham, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)
Description: The care of patients with bone and joint infections is the focus of this book
Purpose: The purpose is to provide a basic understanding of the diagnosis and treatment of skeletal infections.
Audience: The primary audience includes orthopedic, plastic, and trauma surgeons, although radiologists, infectious disease specialists, residents, and fellows in these specialties would also benefit.
Features: The book covers the history, pathophysiology, diagnosis and surgical management of osteomyelitis, antibiotic therapy, plastic and reconstructive surgery, and treatment of infected prostheses and arthrodeses. The authors address the problems of resistant pathogens and infected prostheses adequately. The chapter on surgical treatment is particularly thorough and shows the proper use of antibiotic impregnated cement chain in the wound. Also, the section on vascularized soft tissue flaps is very well illustrated. All chapters are concise and use highlight notes and bullet point summaries. The references are from the international literature.
Assessment: This most colorful work is a revised English translation of the German edition published in 2004. The authors recognize the important contributions to osteomyelitis treatment by Klaus Klemm, for his work on antibiotic beads, and George Cierny, for his classification and approach to bone infections. With the help of bone infectious disease specialists and interventional radiologists, we are able to confront musculoskeletal sepsis with greater confidence and success. A limb amputation is now considered a rare indication for chronic osteomyelitis. I strongly recommend this book to all the medical professionals caring for patients with bone infections. Medical science libraries are recommended to secure a copy for the reference section.

Doody's Review Service

A much-needed teching tool for English-speaking doctors...especially useful to surgeons earlt in their career.—SciTech Book News

“It is an idea volume for the young orthopedic surgeon.”— Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons July 2011

"[Four stars] Very well illustrated...most colorful work...strongly recommend[ed]."—Doody's Review

From the Publisher

Reviewer: Edward Abraham, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)
Description: The care of patients with bone and joint infections is the focus of this book
Purpose: The purpose is to provide a basic understanding of the diagnosis and treatment of skeletal infections.
Audience: The primary audience includes orthopedic, plastic, and trauma surgeons, although radiologists, infectious disease specialists, residents, and fellows in these specialties would also benefit.
Features: The book covers the history, pathophysiology, diagnosis and surgical management of osteomyelitis, antibiotic therapy, plastic and reconstructive surgery, and treatment of infected prostheses and arthrodeses. The authors address the problems of resistant pathogens and infected prostheses adequately. The chapter on surgical treatment is particularly thorough and shows the proper use of antibiotic impregnated cement chain in the wound. Also, the section on vascularized soft tissue flaps is very well illustrated. All chapters are concise and use highlight notes and bullet point summaries. The references are from the international literature.
Assessment: This most colorful work is a revised English translation of the German edition published in 2004. The authors recognize the important contributions to osteomyelitis treatment by Klaus Klemm, for his work on antibiotic beads, and George Cierny, for his classification and approach to bone infections. With the help of bone infectious disease specialists and interventional radiologists, we are able to confront musculoskeletal sepsis with greater confidence and success. A limb amputation is now considered a rare indication for chronic osteomyelitis. I strongly recommend this book to all the medical professionals caring for patients with bone infections. Medical science libraries are recommended to secure a copy for the reference section.

Doody Reviews