
Case Competencies in Orthopaedic Surgery
1st Edition
Description
Case Competencies in Orthopaedic Surgery is a centralized, easy-access guide to preparing for cases most commonly encountered during training. Written by expert author teams consisting of both attending surgeons and residents, it follows a technique-based format and design that summarizes the surgical steps, from room set-up to closure, of all cases relevant to the 15 categories of "Orthopaedic Surgery Case Minimums" as determined by the ACGME.
Key Features
- Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, images, and videos from the book on a variety of devices.
- Forty "technique-based chapters" boast an outline format with minimal text, high-definition intraoperative figures, and original illustrations, plus annotated step-by-step videos for the majority of cases.
- Each chapter contains easy-to-use tables outlining the surgical steps, essential equipment, technical pearls, and common pitfalls of each case.
- Includes coverage of today's hot topics in orthopaedic surgery, such as fractures, arthroscopy, arthroplasty, "bread and butter" pediatric cases, and basic subspecialty cases (spine, foot and ankle, oncology, hand, shoulder, and more).
- Lists CPT and ICD 9/10 codes to help with case logging.
Details
- No. of pages:
- 416
- Language:
- English
- Copyright:
- © Elsevier 2017
- Published:
- 22nd March 2016
- Imprint:
- Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN:
- 9780323390385
- eBook ISBN:
- 9780323428712
- eBook ISBN:
- 9780323428705
About the Authors
Rachel Frank
Affiliations and Expertise
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Brian Forsythe
Affiliations and Expertise
Assistant Professor, Division of Sports Medicine, Midwest Orthopaedics at RUSH, RUSH University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
Matthew Provencher
Matthew T. Provencher CAPT (Ret.) MC USNR Professor of Surgery & Orthopaedics, USUHS Shoulder, Knee and Sports Surgery The Steadman Clinic Fellowship Director, Steadman Philippon Research Institute Vail, Colorado
Affiliations and Expertise
Chief, Sports Medicine and Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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