Contents


Preface

Fracture care is an ever-evolving discipline of medicine with rapidly developing new diagnosis methods, treatment recommendations, and innovations in fixation and bone repair. Disability-related fractures throughout all areas of the body affect millions of people worldwide, and the orthopaedic surgeon is tasked with using the latest

*Current Fracture Care* is a text that was conceived to gather information on the latest evidence-based practices in fracture care. Chapters have been written by experts from all over the world and have been peer-reviewed prior to publication. I would like to extend a thank you to all the authors who have contributed to this text, as well as the

**John T. Riehl**

Texas Bone and Joint, Denton, Texas, USA

Indiana University Health,

**Jan P. Szatkowski**

USA

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,

Medical City UNT/TCU Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program,

in evidence-based medicine to improve patient outcomes.

staff at IntechOpen for their support in creating this book.
