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A Guide for Patients Having Orthopaedic Surgery

This PDF book A Guide for Patients Having Orthopaedic Surgery covers the following topics related to Orthopaedics : Getting Ready for Surgery, Instructions for Your Surgery Day, Hospital Information, After Your Surgery, Discharge Instructions and Follow-Up, Symptoms Requiring Immediate Attention, Managing Pain.

Author(s): sunnybrook.ca

60 Pages

A unique approach had to be utilised to develop a guideline that would be of benefit to patients, clinicians and healthcare providers in the treatment of complex fractures. Topics covered includes: Open fractures, Pelvic fractures, Pilon fractures in adults and intra-articular distal tibia fractures in children, Detecting compartment syndrome, Splinting of lower limb long bone fractures, Whole-body CT, Access to the skills required for the management of people with complex fractures.

Author(s): National Clinical Guideline Centre UK

NA Pages

Osteoarthritis Care and Management in Adults

Osteoarthritis refers to a clinical syndrome of joint pain accompanied by varying degrees of functional limitation and reduced quality of life. This guideline update was originally intended to include recommendations based on a review of new evidence about the use of paracetamol, etoricoxib and fixed-dose combinations of NSAIDs plus gastroprotective agents in the management of osteoarthritis.

Author(s): National Institute for Health and Care Excellence,UK

NA Pages

Standard Treatment Guidelines For Orthopaedics

This book covers the following topics: The Infection Of Bones And Joints, Osteoarticular Tuberculosis, Name Of Condition: Tuberculosis Of Spine, Degenerative Cervical Spodylolysis, Distal Humerus Fractures In Adults, Fracture Of Shaft Of The Humerus, Radial Head Fracture, Hand Injuries, Long Limb Trauma, Trochanteric Fractures, Fracture Shaft Of Femur, Protocol For The Management Of Pelvic Fracture, Spinal Injury, The Neurological Disorders: Poliomyelitis And Cerebral Palsy, Standard Treatment Guidelines For Cerebral Palsy, Bone Tumours, Tumourous Conditions and Developmental Disorders Mimicking Bone Tumours, Gouty Arthritis, Osteoarthritis and Osteoporosis.

Author(s): Ministry of Health and Family, Welfare Govt. of India

160 Pages

Bone Health and Osteoporosis

This guide provides much needed information on bone health, an often overlooked aspect of physical health. This report follows in the tradition of previous Surgeon Generals� reports by identifying the relevant scientific data, rigorously evaluating and summarizing the evidence, and determining conclusions. Major topics covered includes: What Is Bone Health?, The Basics of Bone in Health and Disease, Diseases of Bone, The Frequency of Bone Disease, The Burden of Bone Disease, What Can Individuals Do to Improve Their Bone Health, Lifestyle Approaches to Promote Bone Health, What Can Health Systems and Population-based Approaches Do to Promote Bone Health.

Author(s): National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine

NA Pages

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A Guide for Patients Having Orthopaedic Surgery

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