A comprehensive full-color guide to orthopedics in the primary care setting
Especially written for the primary care provider, Practical Office Orthopedics delivers outstanding full-color drawings, state-of-the-art radiographs, and a step-by-step approach to the evaluation and management of common bone and musculoskeletal complaints.
This unique text is authored by Dr. Edward (Ted) Parks, whose practical orthopedics workshops at the regional and national American College of Physicians conferences have received top ratings from primary care providers of every experience level. Common injuries to the knee, the shoulder, the hip, hand/wrist/elbow, foot/ankle, and the spine are covered in detail. Readers will find a consistent chapter template that presents information logically and facilitates treatment and learning: Physical Exam, Imaging and Other Diagnostic Studies, and Medical, Surgical and Follow-Up Treatment.
FEATURES:
•Full-color presentation illustrates musculoskeletal anatomy and procedures in great detail
•Perfect for the generalist who does not require an exhaustive orthopedic text
•Important chapters on injection techniques, orthopedic emergencies, and fracture management
•Interesting and instructive “Sidebars” emphasize the “back stories” of the conditions presented, and make it easier to remember the material
CONTENTS:
Chapter 1: The Knee
a. Anatomy/Physiology basics
b. Ligament injuries
i) History
ii) Physical Exam
iii) Imaging
iv) Treatment
c. Meniscus Injuries
i) History
ii) Physical Exam
iii) Imaging
iv) Treatment
d. Arthritis
i) History
ii) Physical Exam
iii) Imaging
iv) Treatment
e. Problems of the Patellofemoral Joint
i) History
ii) Physical Exam
iii) Imaging
iv) Treatment
f. “Diagnosis Unknown:” What to do with the knee that is none of the above
Chapter 2: The Shoulder
a. Anatomy/Physiology basics
b. Subacromial Space Impingement
i) History
ii) Physical Exam
iii) Imaging
iv) Treatment
c. Glenohumeral Joint Arthritis
i) History
ii) Physical Exam
iii) Imaging
iv) Treatment
d. Glenohumeral Joint instability
i) History
ii) Physical Exam
iii) Imaging
iv) Treatment
e. AC Joint Instablitiy
i) History
ii) Physical Exam
iii) Imaging
iv) Treatment
f. AC Joint Arthritis
i) History
ii) Physical Exam
iii) Imaging
iv) Treatment
Chapter 3: The Hip
a. Anatomy and Physiology basics
b. Arthritis
i) History
ii) Physical Exam
iii) Imaging
iv) Treatment (including sidebar on famous flops)
c. Bursitis
i) History
ii) PE
iii) Imaging
iv) Rx
d. Pain referred to the hip from the lumbar spine
i) Hx
ii) PE
iii) imaging
iv) Rx
e. Avascular Necrosis (AVN)
i) Hx
ii) PE
iii) Imaging
iv) Rx
f. Femoral/Acetabular Impingement & Labral tears
i) Hx
ii) PE
iii) Imaging
iv) Rx
g. Hip fractures
i) anatomy
ii) classification
iii) imaging
iv) treatment
Chapter 4: Hand/Wrist/Elbow
a. carpal tunnel (dead guy cartilage/fingernail story sidebar here?)
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b. trigger finger
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c. lateral/medial epicondylitis
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d. Cubital tunnel syndrome
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e. DeQuervaine’s Syndrome
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f. thumb basal joint OA (1st CMC OA)
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g. skiier’s/gamekeeper’s thumb
Chapter 5: Foot/Ankle
a. anatomy/physiology basics
b. Morton’s neuroma
c. plantar fasciitis
d. Achillies tendonitis
e. bunions and hammertoes
f. Ankle sprains and fractures
Chapter 6: Spine
a. anatomy/physiology basics
b. low back pain
i)with radiculopathy
ii)without radiculopathy
c. Spinal stenosis
d. Vertebral compression fxs
Chapter 7: Orthopedic Emergencies
a. compartment syndrome
b. Ortho injuries with neurovascular compromise
c. Septic arthritis
d. open fxs
e. extremity amputation
f. spinal cord injuries
Chapter 8: Principles of fracture management
Chapter 9: Miscellaneous Tips and Tricks
