Publisher | Springer |
ISBN 13 | 9783030406691 |
ISBN 10 | 3030406695 |
Book Description | This book provides a thorough description of hexapod external fixators, from the theoretical basis to their practical application. Indications and practical use in current Orthopaedic practice are addressed in detail, offering the reader essential in |
About the Author | Marco Massobrio is an Aggregate Professor of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at “Sapienza” University of Rome and the past President (years 2018-2020) of the Italian Society of External Fixation (SIFE). As Chief Surgeon of the Unit for pelvic and complex trauma of lower limbs at the Policlinico Umberto I in Rome, he has over 30 years of experience in the field of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, with a special interest in primary and secondary limb deformity correction and bone defect reconstruction, mainly by means of external fixator devices. For the past 10 years, he has been using computer- assisted hexapod external fixators for the treatment of complex deformities.Redento Mora is a Full Professor of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at the University of Pavia and is Chief Surgeon of the Orthopaedic Unit at the "Istituto di Cura Città di Pavia". He has a special interest in the treatment of congenital and acquired limb deformities, post-traumatic bone loss and non-unions. He has considerable experience in bone regeneration, the use of circular external fixation for bone transport, and the use of computer-assisted hexapod external fixators. |
Language | English |
Author | Marco Massobrio |
Number of Pages | 311 pages |
Hexapod External Fixator Systems: Principles and Current Practice in Orthopaedic Sur