A pocket-sized handbook for all the major outcomes instrumentsWhat outcomes are important to patients and clinicians?How is a specific instrument scored?Has it undergone reliability testing?In what population was it validated, and how did it perform?This pocket-sized handbook, covering all the major musculoskeletal outcomes instruments in use today, answers these questions and more. Key concepts like reliability, validity, a...

The fourth edition of this well-known and highly regarded book by Marvin Tile et al. is now a two-volume set of books based on the AO principles of operative management of fractures, as applied to the pelvis and acetabulum. With the collaboration of over 80 international expert surgeons and through hundreds of images and illustrations, each volume emphasizes decision making based on the assessment of the personality of the injury through the patient's history, physical examination, and int...

Surgical strategies for complex problems in upper extremity traumaThieme congratulates David L. Helfet on being chosen by New York magazine for its prestigious ‘Best Doctors 2017' list.Written by leading trauma surgeons, Solutions for Complex Upper Extremity Trauma is a state-of-the-art reference for current best practices for managing acute and chronic trauma and reconstructive problems post-trauma in the upper extremity. Chapter...