Outcome Measures In Orthopaedics And Orthopaedic Trauma 2ed

Orthopaedics and orthopaedic trauma are highly complex subjects that can prove difficult to quantify, but accurate measurement is required for setting standards of care and for assessing the severity of an injury. This book will help the reader assess outcome instruments, and provides many references to sources of instruments and techniques to use. It aims to assist the reader in making an informed selection from the different scoring systems available. Outcome Measures in Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Trauma is a combined and fully revised new edition of the highly regarded Outcome Measures in Orthopaedics and Outcome Measures in Trauma, the first books devoted to the topic of outcome measures for orthopaedic and trauma surgeons and researchers.

Orthopaedics and orthopaedic trauma are highly complex subjects that can prove difficult to quantify, but accurate measurement is required for setting standards of care and for assessing the severity of an injury. This book will help the reader assess outcome instruments, and provides many references to sources of instruments and techniques to use. It aims to assist the reader in making an informed selection from the different scoring systems available. Outcome Measures in Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Trauma is a combined and fully revised new edition of the highly regarded Outcome Measures in Orthopaedics and Outcome Measures in Trauma, the first books devoted to the topic of outcome measures for orthopaedic and trauma surgeons and researchers.

There is an increasing awareness among clinicians and managers of the importance of outcome measures in providing a firm basis for clinical audit and research. Outcome measures are important when setting appropriate standards of clinical patient care and they have a medico-legal dimension in the measurement and assessment of damage following injury. Outcome Measures In Orthopaedics provides information on current instruments and scores as well as pragmatic advice on which are the optimum measures. It identifies areas where there are inadequate measures of outcome and where further research is required.

This issue of Orthopedics Clinics will be surveying a broad range of topics across sub-specialty areas on Evidence-based Medicine in Orthopedics. Each issue in the series is edited by an experienced team of surgeons from the Campbell Clinic. Articles will discuss the following topics, among others: Use of Tourniquets in Limb Trauma Surgery; Cerebral Palsy; Injection therapies for rotator cuff disease; Antibiotic prophylaxis in shoulder and elbow surgery; venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in shoulder surgery; Patient Reported Outcomes in Foot and Ankle Surgery; and VTED prophylaxis in foot and ankle surgery.

A natural companion to Outcome Measures in Trauma and Outcome Measures in Orthopaedics by the same editors, Assessment Methodology in Orthopaedics gives practical guidance on how to undertake successfully the necessary research in order to make the correct assessments required for many outcome measures. The Editors, from both clinical and research backgrounds, have brought together this widely scattered information from experienced contributors and specialists in public health, epidemiology, bio-engineering and anatomy. The wide-ranging contents include, e.g. clinical measurement, informed consent, practical ethical issues, growth and bone age. Key features: * offers clear guidance on how to do research in order to make assessments * emphasis is placed on the practical application of the subject * sets out the methods and problems of accurately measuring outcome both in orthopaedic surgery and trauma

Applying new technologies, presenting your experience, and, of course, thinking of your current practice in the light of new evidence, needs some understanding of clinical research methodology. This book is not a textbook, but a brief guidance for clinical research practice. It aims at bridging the different points of view of statisticians and clinicians, but does not replace personal meetings and discussions between both professions at the earliest step of a clinical study. We hope that you find this book enjoyable, easy to read and understand, and helpful for improving your research skills. "Me, the editors, and the authors hope that this book will help you to sort and focus your ideas when setting up a clinical study, and to understand why certain information should be expressed in this or that fashion, how data should be compiled, analyzed, and presented. This book is neither exhaustive nor complete; it just fits better into your daily business." - David L Helfet

Review of Orthopaedic Trauma, Second Edition, embraces the full scope of adult and pediatric trauma care in one convenient resource. The expertly written and abundantly illustrated text emphasizes material likely to appear on board and training exams—presented in an outline format that is perfect for exam preparation or review of new and emerging topics.