Manual of Splinting and Casting, 2nd Edition
Now in vibrant full color, Manual of Splinting and Casting, 2nd Edition, provides highly visual, step-by-step instructions on the most common, need-to-know techniques for initial orthopedic injury management. This practical point-of-care reference uses a highly templated format with hundreds of illustrations and photographs so you can quickly grasp exactly how to perform each technique. It's an ideal resource for orthopedic and sports medicine residents, nurses, medical students, emergency physicians, and orthopedic technologists—anyone who needs a concise, easy-to-follow guide to splinting and casting at the point of care.
Key Features
- Presents each technique in a highly templated format using bulleted steps and illustrations that show each crucial step.
- Features "how-to" clinical photographs and decision-making and treatment algorithms throughout.
- Contains fully updated content and new techniques in sections covering Orthopedic Analgesia, Reduction Maneuvers, Splints and Casts, and Traction Maneuvers.
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.
Author Information
By Stephen R. Thompson, MD, MEd, FRCSC, Orthopedic Surgical Specialist, Eastern Maine Medicine Center, Bangor, Maine; Dan A. Zlotolow, MD, Pediatric and Adult Upper Limb Surgeon, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and The Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York
