- Contents -
Sect. I General Principles 1
1 The Present Status of Children¢¥s Fractures 3
2 The Biologic Aspects of Children¢¥s Fractures 21
3 Pain Relief and Related Concerns in Children¢¥s Fractures 49
4 Management of the Multiply Injured Child 75
5 Physeal Injuries and Growth Arrest 91
6 Pathologic Fractures Associated with Tumors and Unique Conditions of the Musculoskeletal System 139
7 Child Abuse 241
Sect. II Upper Extremity 267
8 Fractures and Dislocations of the Hand and Carpus in Children 269
9 Distal Radius and Ulna Fractures 381
10 Injuries to the Shafts of the Radius and Ulna 443
11 Fractures of the Proximal Radius and Ulna 483
12 Monteggia Fracture-Dislocation in Children 529
13 The Elbow Region: General Concepts in the Pediatric Patient 563
14 Supracondylar Fractures of the Distal Humerus 577
15 The Elbow: Physeal Fractures, Apophyseal Injuries of the Distal Humerus, Avascular Necrosis of the Trochlea, and T-Condylar Fractures 625
16 Dislocations of the Elbow 705
17 Proximal Humerus, Scapula, and Clavicle 741
Sect. III Spine 807
18 Cervical Spine Injuries in Children 809
19 Fractures of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine 847
Sect. IV Lower Extremity 881
20 Fractures of the Pelvis 883
21 Fractures and Traumatic Dislocations of the Hip in Children 913
22 Femoral Shaft Fractures 941
23 Fractures and Dislocations about the Knee 981
24 Fractures of the Shaft of the Tibia and Fibula 1077
25 Distal Tibial and Fibular Fractures 1121
26 Fractures and Dislocations of the Foot 1169
Subject Index 1223
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fractures, Rockwood and Wilkins' Fractures in Children is now in its
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