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Contents Dedication .......................................................................................................v About the Author ............................................................................................ix Introduction ...................................................................................................xi Chapter 1 Calcaneus Fractures ............................................................1 Chapter 2 Lisfranc and Metatarsal Fractures ....................................17 Chapter 3 Talus Fractures (Neck, Body, Lateral Process) .................23 Chapter 4 Tibial Pilon Fractures .......................................................35 Chapter 5 Ankle Fractures .................................................................53 Chapter 6 Tibial Shaft Fractures .......................................................71 Chapter 7 Tibial Plateau Fractures ....................................................89 Chapter 8 Knee Dislocations .............................................................97 Chapter 9 Patella Fractures ..............................................................105 Chapter 10 Supracondylar Femur Fractures ......................................113 Chapter 11 Femoral Shaft and Subtrochanteric Femur Fractures .....119 Chapter 12 Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures ......................................131 Chapter 13 Femoral Head Fractures ..................................................143 Chapter 14 Femoral Neck Fractures ..................................................151 Chapter 15 Hip Dislocations .............................................................165 Chapter 16 Acetabular Fractures .......................................................173 viii Contents Chapter 17 Pelvic Fractures ...............................................................185 Chapter 18 Distal Radius Fractures ...................................................197 Chapter 19 Forearm Fractures ...........................................................207 Chapter 20 Radial Head Fractures ....................................................213 Chapter 21 Olecranon Fractures ........................................................221 Chapter 22 Elbow Dislocations .........................................................227 Chapter 23 Supracondylar Humerus Fractures..................................233 Chapter 24 Humeral Shaft Fractures ................................................241 Chapter 25 Proximal Humerus Fractures ..........................................253 Chapter 26 Scapula and Glenoid Fractures .......................................265 Chapter 27 Clavicle Fractures ............................................................271 Chapter 28 Compartment Syndrome ................................................279 Chapter 29 Polytrauma ......................................................................289 Chapter 30 Open Fractures................................................................297 Chapter 31 Periprosthetic Fractures ..................................................309 About the Author David J. Hak, MD, MBA, FACS graduated from the University of Michigan and received his medical degree from Ohio State University. His postdoctoral training included an orthopedic residency at the University of California at Los Angeles and an orthopedic trauma fellowship at the University of California at Davis. He received his MBA in health care administration from Auburn University. He has been on the faculty of the University of Michigan, the University of California at Davis, and the University of Colorado. Dr. Hak is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons. He serves in various leadership roles in the Orthopaedic Trauma Association and the International Society for Fracture Repair.