Arthroscopic Management of Distal Radius Fractures
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Francisco del Piñal Editor Christophe Mathoulin Riccardo Luchetti Co-Editors
Arthroscopic Management of Distal Radius Fractures
Dr. Francisco del Piñal Private practice and Hospital Mutua Montañesa Calderón de la Barca 16-entlo. 39002 Santander Spain [email protected] Dr. Christophe Mathoulin Professor Clinique Jouvenet Institut de la Main 6 square Jouvenet 75016 Paris France [email protected]
Dr. Riccardo Luchetti Rimini Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation Center Multimedica Policlinic, Milano Via Pietro da Rimini, 4 47900 Rimini Italy [email protected]
ISBN: 978-3-642-05353-5 e-ISBN: 978-3-642-05354-2 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-05354-2 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009943442 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010 Chapter 2: all figures © David J. Slutsky 2007. All Rights Reserved. Chapter 4: Figures 1, 6, 8–11, and 16–19. © Francisco del Piñal 2009. All Rights Reserved. Chapter 14: 11, 13, 14, and 26. © Francisco del Piñal 2009. All Rights Reserved. Illustrations by Maximiliano Crespi This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publishers cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information about dosage and application contained in this book. In every individual case the user must check such information by consulting the relevant literature. Cover design: eStudio Calamar, Figueres/Berlin Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
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Dedication
To my kids Lucía, Guillermo, and Miguel. To my admired mentors: G. Ian Taylor, who taught me the importance of anatomy and of toying with it; Ian T. Jackson, who showed me that surgery was science before art; to Luis R. Scheker, a virtuoso, who sparked my interest in hand surgery, and to all surgeons who one way or another have influenced me throughout this journey. Paco Piñal I would like to dedicate this book to all EWAS members without whom none of this magnificent adventure would have been possible. I would particularly like to thank all the Presidents of our small but efficient society who worked hard to achieve the reputation and quality which now has established EWAS as a recognized, respected, and consulted scientifi