Elbow Injuries

Salient Features: A concise yet useful book. Presents complete description of anatomy and biomechanics of the elbow. Describes all injuries around elbow that include bony, joint and soft tissue injuries in adults and children. Encompasses entire spectrum of injuries to various surgical treatment modalities. Explains all injuries of distal humerus and proximal radius-ulna in adults and children with different methods of management. Enriched with multiple pictorial demonstrations by X-rays, diagrammatic representation of injuries, surgical techniques and treatment algorithms. This concise and unique book will serve as a reference guide to orthopedic surgeons worldwide. Table of Contents:1. Introduction, Anatomy and Biomechanics 2. Arthroscopy and soft tissue involvement around elbow 3. Tennis Elbow – Lateral Epicondylitis 4. Medial Epicondylitis – Golfer’s elbow 5. Pronator teres syndrome (Anterior elbow pain) 6. Anterior interosseous syndrome 7. Posteromedial Elbow Impingement 8. Valgus extension overload Syndrome 9. Triceps Tendon Rupture 10. Biceps Tendon Rupture 11. Fractures of Distal Humerus in adults 12. Fractures of Capitellum and Trochlea 13. Fractures of Olecranon 14. Coronoid fractures 15. Radial Head Fractures 16. Ipsilateral fracture of Humerus with forearm 17. Elbow Dislocation and Instability 18. Bony Injuries around elbow in Children 19. Supracondylar fractures of the humerus 20. Fractures of the lateral humeral condyle 21. Medial Condyle Fracture of Humerus 22. Medial Epicondylar Apophysis Fracture 23. Distal Humeral Physeal Injuries in Children 24. Fractures involving entire Distal Humeral 25. Malunited Supracondylar Fracture of Humerus (Cubitus Varus and Valgus deformity) 26. Nonunion Lateral Humeral Condyle Fracture 27. Olecranon Fractures in Children 28. Fractures of Radial Head-Neck in Children 29. Ipsilateral fracture of distal Humerus with forearm fractures in Children (Floating Elbow in Children) 30. Panner’s Disease and Osteochondritis Index