AO/ASIF Instrumentation

I Medical and Scientific Directives.- 1 The Origin and the Goals of the AO.- 2 Bone Heahng.- 3 Successful Internal Fixation.- 4 Failures Following Internal Fixation.- 5 Indications and Goals of Internal Fixation.- 6 Documentation.- II Principles of the AO (ASIF)-Technique and Basic Mechanical Principles.- The Principles of the AO (ASIF) Technique.- 1 Interfragmental Compression.- 2 Splinting.- 3 Combinations.- III Practical Part.- A Instrumentation of the AO/ASIF.- 1 Classification of AO Instruments.- 2 Materials Used in AO Instruments and Implants.- 3 Instruments for the Screw and Plate Fixation of Large Bones.- 4 Instrument Set for Angled Blade Plates.- 5 Small Fragment Set.- 6 Instrument Set for Removal of Broken Screws.- 7 Medullary Instrument Set.- 8 Wire Instrument Set.- 9 External Fixators.- 10 General Instruments of the AO.- 11 Special Instrument Sets.- B Compressed Air and Compressed-Air Machines.- 1 Compressed Air as a Power Source.- 2 Air Supply.- 3 Compressed-Air Machines.- 4 Cleaning and Lubrication of the Machines.- 5 Sterilization.- 6 Hand Drill.- C Cleaning, Care, and Sterilization of Instruments and Implants.- 1 General Guidelines During Surgery.- 2 Postoperative Cleanup of Instruments.- 3 Care and Cleaning of Implants.- 4 Packaging Items for Sterilization.- 5 Methods of Sterihzation.- 6 Storage of Sterile Items.- 7 Unpacking Sterile Items.- 8 Instrument Repair and Sharpening.- 9 Surgical Stockroom.- D Preoperative, Operative, and Postoperative Guidelines.- 1 Preoperative Care of the Patient on the Ward.- 2 Preparation of the Patient in the Preparation Room.- 3 General Operative Guidelines.- 4 Guidehnes for Postoperative Positioning.- 5 Removal of Implants.- 6 Postoperative Complications.- E Suggestions for the Management of Various Fractures.- 1 Fractures of the Scapula.- 2 Fractures of the Clavicle.- 3 Fractures of the Humerus.- 4 Fractures of the Forearm.- 5 Fractures of the Hand.- 6 Fractures of the Femur.- 7 Fractures of the Patella.- 8 Fractures of the Tibia.- 9 Fractures of the Foot.- 10 Fractures in Children.- F Preparation of the Instruments.- 1 Fractures of the Proximal Humerus.- 2 Fractures of the Humeral Shaft.- 3 Fractures of the Distal Humerus.- 4 Fractures of the Shaft of the Radius and Ulna, Fractures of the Olecranon.- 5 Fractures of the Distal Forearm.- 6 Fractures of the Hand.- 7 Fractures of the Proximal Femur and Intertrochanteric Osteotomies.- 8 Fractures of the Femoral Shaft.- 9 Fractures of the Distal Femur.- 10 Fractures of the Patella.- 11 Fractures of the Head ofthe Tibia.- 12 Fractures of the Tibial Shaft.- 13 Fractures of the Distal Tibia.- 14 Malleolar Fractures.- 15 Fractures of the Foot.- 16 Medullary Nailing of the Femur.- 17 Medullary Nailing of the Tibia.- 18 Suggestion for Tray with Surgical Bone Instruments (A), Necessary for Surgery on Large Bones.- 19 Suggestion for Tray with Surgical Bone Instruments (B), Necessary for Surgery on Small Bones.