Advanced Examination Techniques in Orthopaedics

Description

Examination Techniques in Orthopaedics comprehensively covers the basic examination skills and important special tests needed to evaluate the adult and paediatric musculoskeletal system. Chapters are presented in an easy-to-read, memorable format, helping readers develop their own detailed framework for patient examination as well as promoting exam success. For this new edition, all of the chapters have been rewritten in a uniform style and a chapter on general principles has been added. Each chapter is illustrated by clinical photographs and photographs demonstrating the techniques on models, and includes a summary of techniques, which readers will find useful in exam preparation. The contributing authors are experienced in teaching clinical examination both in the hospital setting and on national courses, and furthermore, many are examiners with firsthand awareness of what candidates need to know. Invaluable reading for those taking undergraduate and postgraduate examinations, practising orthopaedic surgeons, physiotherapists, general practitioners, medical students and rheumatologists. Examination Techniques in Orthopaedics......Page 2 Title page......Page 3 Copyright page......Page 4 Dedication......Page 6 Contents......Page 7 List of contributors......Page 8 Foreword......Page 11 Preface......Page 12 Acknowledgements......Page 13 1 General principles of orthopaedic clinical examination......Page 14 2 Examination of the shoulder......Page 24 3 Examination of the elbow......Page 59 4 Examination of the wrist......Page 87 5 Examination of the hand......Page 107 6 Examination of the peripheral nerves in the hand and upper limb......Page 141 7 Examination of the adult spine......Page 164 8 Examination of the hip......Page 191 9 Examination of the knee......Page 219 10 Examination of the foot and ankle......Page 244 11 Examination of the brachial plexus......Page 277 12 Orthopaedic examination techniques in children......Page 307 13 Examination of the spine in childhood......Page 340 Index......Page 354