Fractures: Diagnosis and Treatment updates the area of the diagnosis and treatment of fractures and dislocations. The succinct and compact chapters are designed to complement standard orthopedic texts and provide easy-to-use references. The emphasis of the text is on the effectiveness of new imaging technologies and current orthopedic approaches to treatment. Drs. Moehring and Greenspan have compiled a group of experts to write about he effectiveness of imaging and treatment of fractures of the axial skeleton and extremities. The text is generously supplemented with line drawings and schematics to illustrate the various surgical approaches to fracture treatment.

Used as a stand-alone or as a complement to standard orthopedic texts, emphasizes the effectiveness of new imaging techniques and current approaches to treament of various fractures. First section devoted to contemporary imaging. Second section systematically discusses fractures and their treatment in the spine, pelvis and acetabulum, hip and femur, knee, lower limbs, and upper extremities. Line drawings and schematics clarify various surgical approaches to treatment.