The Elbow and Its Disorders (Elbow & Its Disorders (Morrey))

Heres the completely revised and thoroughly updated New Edition of the most comprehensive and authoritative work on the elbow. The 3rdEdition continues to focus on diagnosis while providing an expanded emphasis on surgical treatment and technique.

Stands as the standard source for information on the elbow.

Presents contributions from both international and US experts.

Features a wealth of outstanding illustrations.

Includes comprehensive coverage of the latest advances, particularly the technical aspects of surgical treatment.

Offers 76 chapters (up from 65), with new chapters on continuous passive motion; the use of splints; the use of external fixators; injury to the triceps tendon, and more.

Provides greater detail on the area of surgical exposures, including a detailed description of the difficult medial exposure of the elbow.

Presents expanded coverage of elbow arthroscopy, examining specific indications for and result of elbow arthroplasty for a variety of conditions.

Explores pediatric management in more detail, including the pediatric stiff elbow.

Discusses the option of joint replacement from the perspectives of surgeons from the US and UK.

Bernard F. Morrey, M.D., is a former NASA aerospace engineer, chair of Orthopedics and member of the Board of the Mayo Clinic. He is past President of the American Academy of Ortho Surgeons, of the American Orthopedic Assn, and of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons. He was chair of Trustees of Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Journal of Shoulder/Elbow Surgeons. He was the surgeon to Senior President and Mrs. Bush. He has 9 patents, has authored 15 major textbooks under four different titles and has over 440 peer-reviewed publications