Principles of Orthopedic Practice for Primary Care Providers

Description

Primary care providers (physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants) make decisions on a daily basis regarding treatments for musculoskeletal problems, including referrals to physical therapists, orthopedic surgeons and other specialists. Despite the large number of patients presenting with musculoskeletal complaints, primary care providers often feel poorly educated about how to assess and manage these patients This book provides a high yield and succinct resource on the assessment and management of these conditions. Written by expert orthopedic specialists at a major Harvard teaching hospital, this book fills that educational gap. Chapters overview specific body parts, typical presentations of disease, options for diagnostic testing, treatment paradigms, and anticipated outcomes of management both in the primary care setting and with a specialist. The text offers suggested pathways for working up and treating these problems with an emphasis on when referral to a specialist, or surgical intervention, is needed and when it is not. This is an ideal resource to educate primary care providers and empower them to engage in informed discussions with patients helping patients to arrive at treatment choices consonant with their preferences. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Axial Neck and Back Pain (Jay M. Zampini)....Pages 3-17 Front Matter ....Pages 19-19 Cervical Radiculopathy and Myelopathy (Amandeep Bhalla, James D. Kang)....Pages 21-33 Front Matter ....Pages 35-35 Lumbar Disc Herniation and Radiculopathy (Christopher M. Bono)....Pages 37-46 Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and Spondylolisthesis (Daniel G. Tobert, Mitchel B. Harris)....Pages 47-59 Front Matter ....Pages 61-61 Osteoporosis, Vertebral Compression Fractures, and Cement Augmentation Procedures (Marco L. Ferrone, Andrew J. Schoenfeld)....Pages 63-72 Front Matter ....Pages 73-73 Hip Soft Tissue Injuries (Eziamaka C. Obunadike, Cheri A. Blauwet)....Pages 75-97 Femoroacetabular Impingement, Labral Tears, Abductor Tendon Tears, and Hip Arthroscopy (Scott D. Martin)....Pages 99-110 Total Hip Arthroplasty and the Treatment of Hip Osteoarthritis (Michael J. Weaver)....Pages 111-123 Front Matter ....Pages 125-125 Shoulder Soft Tissue Pathology (Robert C. Spang III, Courtney Dawson)....Pages 127-146 Shoulder Instability (Marie E. Walcott, Arnold B. Alqueza)....Pages 147-161 Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis (Michael J. Messina, Laurence D. Higgins)....Pages 163-175 Front Matter ....Pages 177-177 Elbow Osteoarthritis and Soft Tissue Injuries (George S. M. Dyer, Stella J. Lee)....Pages 179-203 Front Matter ....Pages 205-205 Hand and Wrist Soft Tissue Conditions (Brandon E. Earp)....Pages 207-229 Hand and Wrist Osteoarthritis (Beverlie L. Ting, Barry P. Simmons)....Pages 231-249 Front Matter ....Pages 251-251 Upper Extremity Nerve Entrapment (Ariana N. Mora, Philip E. Blazar)....Pages 253-266 Front Matter ....Pages 267-267 Knee Osteoarthritis (Jeffrey N. Katz, Thomas S. Thornhill)....Pages 269-278 Cartilage Defects, Osteochondritis, and Osteonecrosis (Brian Mosier, Tom Minas, Andreas H. Gomoll)....Pages 279-290 Meniscal and Ligamentous Injuries of the Knee (Emily M. Brook, Elizabeth Matzkin)....Pages 291-311 Anterior Knee Pain: Diagnosis and Treatment (Kaitlyn Whitlock, Brian Mosier, Elizabeth Matzkin)....Pages 313-327 Front Matter ....Pages 329-329 Ankle Arthritis (Eric M. Bluman, Christopher P. Chiodo, Jeremy T. Smith)....Pages 331-338 Soft Tissue Disorders of the Ankle (Jeremy T. Smith, Eric M. Bluman, Christopher P. Chiodo)....Pages 339-360 Midfoot Arthritis and Disorders of the Hallux (Christopher P. Chiodo, Jeremy T. Smith, Eric M. Bluman)....Pages 361-371 Foot and Ankle Plantar Fasciitis (James P. Ioli)....Pages 373-379 Front Matter ....Pages 381-381 Bone Stress Injuries (Adam S. Tenforde)....Pages 383-397 Back Matter ....Pages 399-409