his book provides all the knowledge needed to treat injuries to the pediatric extremities, spine, and pelvis. It aims to enable age-appropriate diagnosis and optimal treatment selection, with particular consideration of the current developmental age of an injured child. A general overview section presents the features of skeletal growth, growth plate fusion, and the concept of non-growth-damaging treatment of pediatric fractures.

Classifications of fractures and injuries 
• Schema ic drawings of typical fractures with developmental characteristics 
• Presentat on of conservative and operative treatment options and illustration of all typical situations

Prof. Dr. Ingo Marzi is Chairman and Direction of the Dept. of Trauma, Hand-, and Reconstructive Surgery

University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe-Univer ity since 20 years. He is past president of the European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Past President of the German Orthoepedic and Trauma Society, and Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. Prof. Marzi has written several books on Trauma and Pediatric Trauma Surgery. Prof. Marzi has published intensively in the field of pediatric trauma and organized numerous pediatric trauma courses. 

  Prof. Dr. Johannes Frank leads the Section for Hand, and Reconstructive Surgery of the University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe-Univer ity in Frankfurt since 20 years. He is well recognized Hand- and Pediatric Orthopedic-Trauma Surgeon including complex reconstructive hand, and tumor surgery. Prof. Frank is well established active board member of various hand and trauma societies organizing teaching courses including pediatric trauma. In addition, he has published extensively in trauma care and written practical surgical books. 

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Prof. Dr. Stefan Rose is working as trauma surgeon including pediatric trauma at a trauma center in Luxemburg. Prof. Rose is a faculty member of the Goethe-University in Frankfurt, where he was attending earlier. He is active course instructor for pediatric trauma and general orthopedic trauma and has contributed to various books.