Osteotomies in the treatment of degenerative and posttraumatic arthritis seem to be a lost art.
Even for young patients joint replacement is in vogue. An international group of renowned
surgeons present an outstanding hands-on approach to perform correction osteotomies in
posttraumatic deformities from the clavicle to the foot. Most of the content is based on case
presentations and each case provides step-by-step description of case history planning
surgical approach osteotomy fixation rehabilitation and finally pitfalls and pearls.
Hundreds of full-color pictures precise illustrations and x-rays demonstrate the significant
steps in deformity corrections. Long-term follow-ups demonstrate the efficacy of osteotomies in
the treatment of malunions. In the principle part preceding the case presentations relevant
theoretical information on posttraumatic deformities and osteotomies operative techniques and
fixation methods as well as the formation of a surgical plan is provided. Overall the book
features over 110 detailed case presentations. This book should convince surgeons to use
osteotomies in the treatment of posttraumatic deformities and consider joint-preserving
techniques in the treatment of posttraumatic osteoarthritis.
