A guide for practicing orthopedic surgeons to the use of pins to fix fractures while they heal. Discusses medullary and intramedullary fixation; principles and basic techniques; fractures of the femur, tibia, humerus, radius, ulna, around the ankle, and in conjunction with metal implants; patients with multiple system trauma; open fractures; and other common fracture fixation uses. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
