SOMMAIRE : 1 - Perioperative patient management / John E. F. Houlton, Dianne Dunning. p1 2 - Implants : description and application. . . Screws and plates / Daniel Koch. p26 . . External fixators, pins, nails, and wires / Simon C. Roe. p52 3 - Fracture healing / Dominique J. Griffon. p72 4 - Fractures of the mandible / Randy J. Boudrieau. p98 5 - Fractures of the maxilla / Randy J. Boudrieau. p116 6 - Fractures of the spine / Jean P. Cabassu. p130 7 - Fractures of the scapula / Jean P. Cabassu. p150 8 - Fractures of the pelvis / Charles DeCamp. p161 . . Fracture-luxation of the sacroiliac joint / Charles DeCamp. p164 . . Fractures of the ilium / Charles DeCamp. p170 . . Fractures of the acetabulum / Ulrike Matis. p178 . . Fractures of the ischium and pubis / Ulrike Matis. p192 9 - Fractures of the humerus / Thomas M. Turner. p201 . . Fractures of the proximal humerus / Thomas M. Turner. p202 . . Fractures of the humeral diaphysis / Thomas M. Turner. p208 . . Fractures of the distal humerus / Thomas M. Turner. p216 10 - Fractures of the radius. . . Fractures of the proximal radius / James P. Toombs. p230 . . Fractures of the radial diaphysis / James P. Toombs. p236 . . Fractures of the distal radius and styloid process / James P. Toombs. p252 11 - Fractures of the ulna / Andre Autefage. p260 12 - Fractures of the femur. . . Fractures of the proximal femur / Don Hulse, Sharon Kerin, Dan Mertens. p272 . . Fractures of the femoral diaphysis / Don Hulse, Sharon Kerin, Dan Mertens. p286 . . Fractures of the distal femur / James Tomlinson. p296 13 - Fractures of the patella / James Tomlinson. p304 14 - Fractures of the tibia and fibula. . . Fractures of the proximal tibia / Gunter Schwarz. p310 . . Fractures of the tibial diaphysis / Gunter Schwarz. p318 . . Fractures of the distal tibia and malleoli / Gunter Schwarz. p332 15 - Fractures of the carpus / Kenneth A. Johnson, Alessandro P. Piras. p340 16 - Fractures of the tarsus / Jon F. Dee. p348 17 - Fractures of the metacarpal and metatarsal bones / Jon F. Dee. p360 18 - Fractures of the digits / Jon F. Dee. p370 19 - Corrective osteotomies / Ann L. Johnson. p374 20 - Complications of fracture treatment. . . Delayed unions / Gian Luca Rovesti. p394 . . Nonunions / Gian Luca Rovesti. p402 . . Malunions / Gian Luca Rovesti. p410 . . Osteomyelitis / Steven C. Budsberg. p416 . . Implant failure / Steven C. Budsberg. p424 . . Refracture after implant removal / Steven C. Budsberg. p430 21 - Arthrodesis of the shoulder / Ann L. Johnson, John E. F. Houlton. p434 22 - Arthrodesis of the elbow / Ann L. Johnson, John E. F. Houlton. p440 23 - Arthrodesis of the carpus / Ann L. Johnson, John E. F. Houlton. p446 24 - Arthrodesis of the stifle / Klaus H. Bonath, Rico Vannini. p458 25 - Arthrodesis of the tarsus / Rico Vannini, Klaus H. Bonath. p464 26 - Arthrodesis of the digits / Klaus H. Bonath, Rico Vannini. p472 27 - App. : implants and materials in fracture fixation / Stephan M. Perren, Robert Mathys, Ortrun Pohler. p476