Operative orthopaedics: the Stanmore guide

Operative Pediatric Orthopaedics

The rate at which the field of internal medicine is advancing certainly necessitates a text that is both complete and up to date. While there are many such texts on the market, The Textbook of Internal Medicine seems to be a refreshing new addition to the ones available. Its depth of coverage and novel style will most certainly allow it to find a niche in an environment heavily populated by int...

Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics. 7th Edition

but can easily serve as a reference for orthopedists, physiologists, and other health scientists who deal directly with bioengineering issues. While its approximately 800 pages of small print and extremely diverse subject matter do not readily make for easy cover-to-cover reading, the volume is, nevertheless, certainly an excellent initial reference for numerous subjects in the interface betwee...

The Stanmore cosmetic caliper.

The Stanmore hinged knee arthroplasty.

The Stanmore hinged total knee replacement was introduced in 1969 for severe destructive arthropathy of the knee, and the results of one hundred consecutive operations are presented after an average interval of two and a half years. Insertion of the prosthesis relieved pain in 94 per cent, improved the range of movement in 67 per cent, invariably restored stability and corrected valgus or varus...

The Stanmore total shoulder replacement.

Painful limitation of movement of the glenohumeral joint is most commonly the result of disorders of the pericapsular soft-tissues rather than the articular surfaces of the joint and treatment by operation is rarely required. There is nevertheless a small number of patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, avascular necrosis of the humerus or primary or post-traumatic arthritis of the gleno...