Fracture and Dislocation Classification Compendium-2018

From the *Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, ** Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospitial, University of California, San Francisco; *** Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, **** University of Iowa Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Iowa City, ***** Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; University of Louisville School of Medicine Disclosure: The authors report no conflicts of interest. Material presented in this Compendium is based on the Comprehensive Classification of Fractures of Long Bones by M.E. Müller, J. Nazarian, P. Koch and J. Schatzker, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1990. The Orthopaedic Trauma Association is indebted to Professor Maurice Müller for allowing use of the system. Correspondence: James F. Kellam, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, MSB 6.146, Houston Texas, 77030 (e-mail: James.F.Kellam@uth.tmc.edu) Copyright © 2017 by AO Foundation, Davos, Switzerland; Orthopaedic Trauma Association, IL, US To encourage the use of this classification and this fracture classification compendium, the figures may be reproduced and the classification may be used for research, educational and or medical purposes without the need to request permission from the OTA, AO Foundation or the publisher. It cannot be used commercially or for-profit without permission. Foreword