 | Textbook of Orthopaedics Trauma and Rheumatology This is a textbook for medical students covering orthopaedics, trauma and rheumatology, offering both core information regarding what the student needs to know about these subject areas and an extensive series of cases with questions and answers that illustrate the thinking behind common everyday practice. The package also offers online access to the text and images, plus an additional 80 interactive MCQs and answers (on www.studentconsult.com).
Key Features
Provides a comprehensive overview of musculoskeletal medicine and surgery perfectly tailored for the busy medical student
Illustrated in full colour throughout
Succinct coverage of essential topics helps aid understanding whilst avoid unnecessary detail thus saving time
Uniform style of chapters throughout allows readers to easily scan through for the information required
Useful summary boxes outline the main points of each condition including aetiology, pathology, epidemiology, clinical features, investigations, management and prognosis
100 case histories with questions illustrate the range of clinical problems that students will encounter during their clinical placements
Direct linking of cases to chapters so that readers can refer back to sections of core text whenever required, or look up cases relevant to a particular chapter
Online access to the text and images, plus 80 interactive MCQs and answers, on www.studentconsult.com
Contents: Introduction
Section 1: Musculoskeletal system
Clinical history and examination. Physiology and pathology of the musculoskeletal system. Epidemiology and genetics of rheumatic diseases. Investigations.
Management of musculoskeletal problems
Medical management of arthritis. Role of the allied health professional. Surgical management of joint disorders.
Trauma
Principles of fracture management. Local complications of fractures. General complications of fractures. Management of multiple trauma. Children’s fractures. Regional injuries.
Rheumatology
Generalized musculoskeletal problems. Osteoarthritis and crystal arthropathies. Inflammatory arthritis. Systemic diseases. Systemic complications of rheumatic diseases and rare arthropathies. Bone disorders.
Orthopaedics
Tumours of the musculoskeletal system and pathological fractures. Upper limb. Cervical and lumbar spine. Lower limb.
Paediatrics
Normal variants in children. Upper limb disorders in children. Lower limb disorders in children. The paediatric spine and neuromuscular conditions. Arthritis in children.
Developing World
Musculoskeletal problems in the developing world.
Problem-orientated section:
Cases. Answers.
ISBN: 9780723433897
Author: Luqmani R
Format: PB
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 01 May 2008
Edition : 1 |
