Thoroughly updated and expanded into two volumes, the Fourth Edition of Joint Replacement Arthroplasty provides comprehensive coverage of primary and revision arthroplasty procedures for the upper and lower extremities. This definitive text is written by world-renowned experts from the Mayo Clinic and other leading institutions and includes data from the Mayo Clinic's extensive patient records from 1969 through 2009. This first volume covers the elbow and shoulder and includes online access to 30 chapters on the basic science that supports joint replacement.
Sections on each joint cover anatomy and surgical approaches, navigation, biomechanics, prosthesis design, primary arthroplasty, complications, revision arthroplasty, and alternative procedures. This edition includes more practical advice on diagnosing and managing the underlying problems and more step-by-step operative guidelines.
The companion website allows you to search across both Volume 1 and Volume 2, which covers the hip, knee, and ankle. The online-only basic science chapters provide thorough coverage of materials used for joint replacements and management of patients with various medical conditions.
Kimberly Dixon, M.Ed., CPC, CRCC holds a master’s degree in education in which her focus was psychology. She is a certified professional coach, a certified Christian coach and a neuro-linguistic programming practitioner. In addition, she is a blogger and a speaker. In her life, she had 8 surgeries on her legs and knees. Each surgery was different from the other in regards to recovery time, physical therapy, and pain level. The one thing they all had in common was that they all taught her something different. The daily struggles, surgeries and pain endured taught her many valuable lessons about life, health, happiness and perseverance. The purpose of the Now What series and blog is to share her experiences with others and perhaps helps someone else experiencing a similar situation. Her coaching practice although open to all specializes in coaching people with chronic pain or chronic illnesses.