This new publication in the classic Churchill Livingstone Pocketbook series was Highly Commended in the 2009 British Medical Association Medical Book Awards. The pocketbook covers the essentials of orthopaedics, trauma and rheumatology and is suitable for medical students and Foundation doctors.
Table of Contents:
1. Anatomy Shoulder Elbow Wrist and hand Hip and knee Ankle and foot Spine 2. History and examination History Wrist and hand Elbow and forearm Shoulder Hip Knee Ankle and foot Spine 3. Investigations Routine haematology and biochemistry Immunology Joint aspiration and synovial fluid analysis Imaging Tissue biopsy Arthroscopy 4. Trauma, injury classification and perioperative care Trauma assessment Injury assessment, classification and management Preoperative management Postoperative management Fracture complications 5. Rheumatology Rheumatoid arthritis Seronegative spondyloarthropathies Polymyalgia rheumatica Giant cell arteritis Systemic vasculitis Adult-onset Still’s disease Familial fever syndromes Systemic lupus erythematosus Scleroderma Polymyositis and dermatomyositis Sjögren’s syndrome Fibromyalgia Complex regional pain syndrome Crystal-induced arthritis Osteoarthritis Osteoporosis Osteomalacia and rickets Paget’s disease Fibrous dysplasia 6. Regional orthopaedics and trauma Shoulder and arm Elbow and forearm Wrist and hand Pelvis, hip and knee Ankle and foot Head, neck and spine Bone and joint infections Musculoskeletal tumours Nerve injuries 7. Paediatric orthopaedics and rheumatology Bone structure and injury Injuries in children Disorders of the hip Disorders of the knee Disorders of the foot Juvenile idiopathic arthritis 8. Therapeutics Pain management Corticosteroids Synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs Biological anti-rheumatic drugs Drugs for bone disease Hyperuricaemia and gout Anti-coagulants Bibliography, further reading and useful websites
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