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Just Released: The AO Manual of Fracture Management–Elbow and Forearm by Jesse B Jupiter is available now for online purchase on this website.

This new publication of the editor of the AO manual on hand and wrist fractures provides a comprehensive approach to the indications, fracture patterns, surgical exposures, contemporary implants, and postoperative management of elbow and forearm fractures.

The editor and associate editors have selected a large number of cases for this book provided to them from outstanding trauma surgeons worldwide. The selection represents a wide variety of fracture patterns, both simple and complex. Each clinical case is richly illustrated and described in many detail.


Jesse B Jupiter talks about his new book (video produced by thiemeSALES):

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Outlook on AO publications

The AO Handbook–Orthopedic Trauma Care will be published in autumn. Towards the end of the year, the “Müller AO Classification for Long Bones” leporello will be available in additional languages.

New Books and Journals
Just released
03 /06/2009

New!
AO Publishing's journal!

Orthopedic Trauma Directions

Now available: number 03/09

 

Just Released
25 /05/2009

New!
AO Manual of Fracture Management — Elbow and Forearm

Jesse B Jupiter Diego L Fernandes David C Ring

 

Just Released
01/03/2009

Prinicipi AO per il trattamento delle fratture
Seconda edizione ampliata

Thomas P Rüedi, Richard E Buckley, Christopher G Moran

The Italian second edition of the AO Principles of Fracture Management book has been released.

 

Just Released
19 /02/2009

Spine Classifications and Severity Measures

Jens R Chapman, Joseph R Dettori, Daniel C Norvell

Care of spinal conditions has become increasingly complex and confusing. Classification systems can help in understanding the subject matter at hand, but have exploded in numbers and complexity. Attempts at extracting classifications of spinal disorders are cumbersome and require careful study of numerous reference books without achieving a comprehensive overview in the end. This one of a kind reference text summarizes over 185 spine classification or severity measures with standardized art work, provides ratings and critical evaluations of pertinent strengths and weaknesses in a concise and systematic fashion.

 

Released
12 /02/2009

Musculoskeletal Outcomes Measures and Instruments
2nd expanded edition


Volume 1 Selection and Assessment Upper Extremity
Volume 2 Lower Extremity

Outcomes instruments that attempt to assess the function and quality of
life in orthopedic patients are multiplying. In this new quick-reference book,
more than 300 outcomes instruments for the musculoskeletal extremities are
summarized and evaluated!

 

Released
20 /11/2008

Osteotomies around the Knee

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the present knowledge on indications and techniques for osteotomies around the knee including recent experimental and clinical results and new developments in surgical techniques and implants.

 

Released
09/09/2008

Transforming surgery—changing lives: the first 50 years of the AO

Capturing the ‘AO spirit’ which is felt by so many people around the world is a daunting prospect but one which has been achieved in this specially commissioned book “Transforming surgery—changing lives: the first 50 years of the AO”.

 

Released
04/08/2008

AO-Prinzipien des Frakturmanagements

Thomas P. Rüedi, Richard E. Buckley, Christopher G. Moran

Die zweite Auflage der „AO-Prinzipien des Frakturmanagements” wurde komplett überarbeitet und dabei erweitert. Die zweibändige Ausgabe umfasst den gesamten Stoff des heutigen AO-Prinzipien-Kurses. Viele neue Bilder, Animationen und Videos machen dieses Buch zu einem unerlässlichen Nachschlagewerk. Sowohl Ärzte im Praktikum als auch erfahrene Unfallchirurgen profitieren vom besonderen didaktischen Konzept.

 

Just released
14/05/2008

Osteotomies for Posttraumatic Deformities

René K Marti
Ronald J van Heerwaarden

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.

 

Released
03/09/2007

AOSpine Outcomes Measures and Instruments

Jens R Chapman, Beate P Hanson, Joseph R Dettori, Daniel C Norvell

Outcomes instruments that attempt to assess the function and quality of life in patients suffering from various spine conditions are on the increase. This book sets out to evaluate and summarize over 100 outcomes instruments for the spine and its associated diseases.

 

Released
01/04/2007

AO Principles of Fracture Management
Second expanded edition

Thomas P Rüedi, Richard E Buckley, Christopher G Moran

The second edition of the AO Principles of Fracture Management book has been fully updated and extended to describe the latest techniques and covers the complete content of the AO Principles Course of today.

 

Released
01/04/2007

AOSpine Manual
Volume 1 Principles and Techniques—Volume 2 Clinical Applications

Max Aebi, Vincent Arlet, John K Webb

 

Released
01/05/2006

AO Manual of Fracture Management
Internal Fixators


Michael Wagner, Robert Frigg

This book is the first comprehensive textbook that explains the new internal fixator principles using locking compression plates (LCP) and the less invasive stabilization system (LISS).

 

Released
01/06/2006

AO Manual of Fracture Management
Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis (MIPO)

Concepts and Cases presented by AO East Asia

G On Tong, Suthorn Bavonratanavech

 

 


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