About this product: Newly updated, this full-color resource offers a systematic approach to performing a neuromusculoskeletal assessment with rationales for various aspects of the assessment. This comprehensive text covers every joint of the body, head and face, gait, posture, emergency care, the principles of assessment, and preparticipation evaluation. The latest edition of this core text is the essential cornerstone in the new four-volume musculoskeletal rehabilitation series.
Thorough, evidence-based content provides the information and detail you need to select the best diagnostic tests.
Extensively updated information incorporates the latest research and most current practices.
Case Studies help you apply what you learn from the book to real life situations.
Tables and boxes throughout the text organize and summarize important information and highlight key points.
Chapter Summaries review the assessment procedures for each chapter to help you find important information quickly.
Case Histories in each chapter demonstrate assessment skills to help you apply them in practice.
Reliability and validity of tests and techniques included throughout help you choose assessment methods supported by current evidence.
A new full-color design clearly demonstrates assessment methods, a variety of tests, and causes of pathology.
A Companion CD-ROM with all of the references from the text linked to MedLine abstracts reinforces concepts from the book.
Primary Care Assessment chapter includes the latest information on the constantly evolving state of physical therapy practice.
Includes the most current information on the assessment of the cervical spine, hip, posture, and foot and ankle to keep you up to date on current methods of practice.
About this product: Concise, comprehensive, and logically organized, this find-it-now resource offers fingertip access to the diagnostic tools necessary for the definitive diagnosis and treatment of the most common musculo-skeletal disorders found in adults and children.
About this product: Bouve College of Health Sciences, Boston, MA. Text presents evaluation maps for the 15 body regions and includes the skills for performing clinical orthopedic and athletic injury exams. Covers more than 185 neurologic, ligamentous, and range of motion tests. Halftone illustrations. Softcover. DNLM: Athletic Injuries--diagnosis, Handbooks.
About this product: The 3rd Edition of this popular work has been completely revised and updated to bring you all of the field's most current knowledge in an even easier-to-use new design. Its superb combination of detailed illustrations and precise language make even the most complicated concepts and techniques clear. Organized by body region, each chapter begins with a review of anatomy and biomechanics; proceeds through clinical evaluation, pathologies and related special tests; and concludes with a discussion of on-field or initial management of specific injuries.
Text conforms to or exceeds the Athletic Training Educational Competencies. - Distinctive boxes for each type of test, including goniometry, resisted range of motion and manual muscle tests, clinical tests, and special tests, are well-illustrated with photographs and line drawings. - Evaluative Findings boxes summarize clinical findings for specific injuries or conditions. - Observational Findings boxes help students to identify specific conditions or injuries.
About this product: This book is the first to truly demonstrate benefit, by using a test and measure for screening or for diagnostic confirmation, which shows appropriate diagnostic accuracy, is free from bias, and should be reproducible and effective for the condition and clinical environment at hand. Since for some orthopedic clinicians, the statistical terminology may be unfamiliar, chapter one is essentially a user’s guide for the book. Additional chapters include: Neurological and Structural Differentiation Testing , Special Clinical Tests of the Hip, and Special Clinical Tests of the Lower Leg, Ankle and Foot. For ease of access, the tests are listed in each chapter according to pathoanatomical classification and ordered in a descending fashion, from best to worst, based on their “Utility Score”. Orthopedic clinicians
The emergency physician's one-stop guide to orthopedic injuries and disorders
A Doody's Core Title!
4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "This book fulfills an important need in the field of emergency medicine. It represents an improvement in content over the previous edition. Emergency room and urgent care facilities will find this work most helpful as they care for patients with extremity-related injuries or disorders."--Doody's Review Service
Emergency Orthopedics offers an unparalleled overview of orthopedic practice, illustrated throughout with hundreds of highly informative line drawings, radiographs, and patient photos that simplify diagnosis and clarify vital emergency procedures. Whether you're seeking a quick answer to an anatomical question or confirming a diagnosis, this book has everything you need to know about the mechanisms of injuries, along with recommended imaging studies, treatment guidelines, and possible complications.
This book has established itself as the preferred clinical reference for emergency physicians and residents, with expert guidance on fractures, strains, dislocations, rheumatologic disorders, soft tissue injuries, tumors, infections, and more.
Inside, you'll find a logical 3-part format. Part I begins with orthopedic principles and management. This section includes an in-depth coverage of fracture principles, a new chapter on anesthesia and analgesia, and an expanded chapter on pediatric orthopedics. Parts II and III provide an organized guide to the management of fractures and soft-tissue injuries of the upper and lower extremities, respectively.
Fifth Edition features:
Nearly 500 original illustrations and 200 radiographic images-100 of them new to this edition
Clinical photographs
Thoroughly updated fracture treatment section with illustrations showing every possible fracture location
About this product: Logically organized with comprehensive coverage, this newly revised third edition prepares you to choose the right orthopedic tests, accurately assess any patient, and arrive at a clear diagnosis. Trusted for both its depth of coverage and its accessible, accurate information, it features gamuts, clinical pearls, and cross-reference tables for quick and easy reference. Now in brilliant full color, with all new photos of every test, it's even more visually appealing, and illustrates common conditions and procedural tests more effectively than ever before. This edition offers a fresh look at testing for orthopedic conditions, with detailed text that explains the key moves of each test, its alternate names, and the appropriate reporting statement. Extensive cross-referencing ensures that you can easily find the right test for efficient and effective practice, and protocol charts guide you through the examination process step by step. The companion DVD features video footage of Dr. Evans performing each assessment test in the book, along with his expert commentary.
Chapters are logically organized by region, and tests within each chapter are arranged alphabetically, so you can find the information you need in seconds!
Each test begins with a brief discussion of basic anatomy, then moves into a description of the actual procedure and ends with next-step directives.
Critical Thinking questions at the end of each chapter help you apply what you've learned to clinical practice.
Orthopedic Gamuts provide summaries of key points in a concise list - numerous gamuts within each chapter help you master material quickly and easily.
Clinical Pearls share the author's knowledge gained through years of clinical experience, helping you avoid common misdiagnoses.
Cross-reference tables offer at-a-glance guidance on which tests should be used to diagnose particular diseases, for maximum accuracy and efficiency in practice.
Each chapter begins with an index of tests for easy reference, and axioms that remind you of elemental information, such as how painful certain maneuvers may be or the extent of some body parts' range.
Contains a chapter on malingering (non-organically-based complaints), helping you investigate and determine the root cause of complaint, whether due to injury, for psychological reasons, or an attempt to feign injury for various purposes, such as for improper receipt of worker's compensation.
Companion DVD contains video footage of Dr. Evans performing and explaining each assessment test in the book.
Full-color photographs demonstrate how to perform 237 orthopedic tests!
At the Viewbox feature contains high-quality radiographs that depict various pathologies, as well as musculature and other anatomy that can't be shown photographically.
About this product: Delaware Technical & Community College, Georgetown. Comprehensive list of special tests used during an orthopedic physical exam. Reference for family physicians, athletic trainers, and physical therapists. Regional organization. DNLM: Musculoskeletal Diseases-diagnosis--handbooks.
Access the information you need to confidently diagnose and treat musculoskeletal disorders at a glance! With a "5-books-in-1" approach, this essential clinical reference provides up-to-date diagnostic and therapeutic information on over 200 orthopedic conditions in a bulleted, quick-reference format ideal for both students and practitioners. Content is written entirely by orthopedic physical therapists and is logically organized to promote accurate, efficient differential diagnosis and intervention.
'5-books-in-1' format combines essential content on foundational knowledge, clinical reasoning, orthopedic pathologies, common clinical questions, and pharmacology all in one place for fast, efficient reference.
UNIQUE: Expert insight and decision-making strategies for the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal pathologies help you apply sound clinical reasoning to determine the needs of patients with musculoskeletal disorders.
UNIQUE: Succinct, bulleted text organizes information consistently for easy access.
Clinician-oriented profiles cover 200 orthopedic pathologies with considerations specific to your needs in orthopedic rehabilitation practice.
51 drug class monographs detail indications, dosages, contraindications and physical therapy implications to help you better understand drug interactions and more effectively manage patients.
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