Medical Orthopedics: Conservative Management of Musculoskeletal Impairments - Softcover

Cailliet, Rene

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1579474098 ISBN 13: 9781579474096

Publisher: Amer Medical Assn, 2003

Synopsis

Cailliet (physical medicine rehabilitation, University of California School of Medicine) provides capsule summaries of the history, diagnosis, and treatment of orthopedic problems that respond to non-surgical intervention in this primer for clinicians. Brief yet detailed entries explain the causes and treatment of impairments of the musculoskeletal system and also address various pain syndromes. Some 90 illustrations help physicians with visual and manual examinations and offer an aid to explaining conditions to patients. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

About the Author

Rene Cailliet, MD, is Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California School of Medicine and a clinical professor at the department of Physical Medicine Rehabilitation at the UCLA School of Medicine. He has written eleven texts on musculoskeletal problems, which have been published in nine languages and sold more than 1.2 million copies.

From the Back Cover

In today's health care environment, you must not only diagnose many orthopedic problems, but also treat them. Medical Orthopedics: Conservative Management of Muskuloskeletal Impairments provides a practical primer to help you recognize abnormal function and effectively treat orthopedic problems that respond to non-surgical intervention.

Outlining a systematic approach to orthopedic management, Medical Orthopedics discusses the musculoskeletal impairments confronting you most frequently in your daily practice.

This essential guide features:

-Thirteen chapters discussing every aspect of the musculoskeletal system, including all joints and the spine -Clear text and precise illustrations outlining specific musculoskeletal problems -Special chapters devoted to pain and reflex sympathetic dystrophy, areas often neglected in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal impairments -More than 90 visual aids to help you recognize abnormal function, enhance visual and manual examinations, and convey complex information to your patients -Appropriate history and physical examination techniques supplemented with radiologic diagnostic procedures

Medical Orthopedics lays the groundwork you need to accurately recognize abnormal function and safely manage orthopedic conditions in today's primary care practice.

Edition details

• Publisher: Amer Medical Assn
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1579474098
• ISBN 13: 9781579474096
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 210