Here's the guidance needed to evaluate and treat common fractures and to identify uncommon fractures that should be referred to a specialist. Full chapter coverage of specific bones or joints and their fractures details anatomic considerations, clinical symptoms and signs, radiographic findings, indications for orthopedic referral, strategies for management, and more.

• Includes one-page management tables that summarize pertinent aspects of diagnosis and treatment.
• Detailed, step-by-step descriptions present selected closed reduction techniques for some displaced fractures.
• Uses schematic illustrations to portray important anatomic relationships of bones and joints.

Chapter 1: Fracture Management by Primary Care Providers

Chapter 2: General Principles of Fracture Care

Chapter 3: Finger Fractures

Chapter 4: Metacarpal Fractures

Chapter 5: Carpal Fractures

Chapter 6: Radius and Ulna Fractures

Chapter 7: Elbow Fractures

Chapter 8: Humerus Fractures

Chapter 9: Clavicle and Scapula Fractures

Chapter 10: Spine Fractures

Chapter 11: Femur and Pelvis Fractures

Chapter 12: Patellar, Tibial, and Fibular Fractures

Chapter 13: Ankle Fractures

Chapter 14: Calcaneus and Other Tarsal Fractures

Chapter 15: Metatarsal Fractures

Chapter 16: Toe Fractures

Chapter 17: Rib Fractures

Chapter 18: Facial and Skull Fractures

By M. Patrice Eiff, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon; Robert L. Hatch, MD, MPH, Associate Professor Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; and Walter L. Calmbach, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Family Practice, University of Texas Health Science, San Antonio, TX