INTRODUCTION


__This program is an introduction to orthopedic hardware, designed as an aid to radiological interpretation. There are three main section: 1) Basic Principles is a description of the main concepts of orthopedic hardware. Since the most general use of orthopedic hardware is for fractures, there is a separate discussion of the use of orthopedic hardware with fractures. Hardware terminology and classifications are described, 2) An Atlas of Orthopedic Hardware arranges hardware into general and specific categories. The latter are arranged by anatomic location into joint replacement and spinal hardware. Photographs of hardware along with radiographic examples of implanted hardware are shown, 3) Glossary of Orthopedic Terms gives descriptions of orthopedic hardware and other orthopedic related items. Several terms that are only briefly described in the first two sections have further descriptions in the glossary.

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