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Operative Dictations in Orthopedic Surgery is a valuable resource for teaching orthopedic surgical trainees and practicing orthopedic surgeons how to document their operative procedures. The book  includes the majority of the commonly performed orthopedic procedures. For each procedure, a list of...

This issue of Orthopedics Clinics will survey a broad range of topics across sub-specialty areas on Quality, Value, and Patient Safety in Orthopedic Surgery. Each issue in the series is edited by an experienced team of surgeons from the prestigious Campbell Clinic. Articles in this issue will cover...

Lumbar spine or back pain is one of the most important problems in orthopedics and neurosurgery today. Two key ways of treating this malady, lumbar fusion and stabilization, are critically discussed in the forty-three papers in this volume. They represent the best of the contributions to the 5th ICLFS,...

Nueva edición de este compendio que recoge aquellas pruebas y test clínicos que abarcan todas las estructuras musculares del cuerpo humano y que se dividen en regiones. El objetivo de la obra es guiar al especialista en la toma de decisiones relacionadas con el proceso diagnóstico, aportando respuestas...

Ankle injuries are often sport related and pose a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Over the past 25 years, Niek van Dijk, founder of the Amsterdam Foot and Ankle School and author of this book, has developed a new philosophy of ankle arthroscopy. It entails a comprehensive approach which includes...

This book is intended to be used as a general guide for physician residents physician assistants and nurse practitioners regarding inpatient care and management of orthopedic patients. Information is included to provide comprehensive patient care from admission to discharge with sections dedicated to...

Did you think that tennis elbow only affects tennis players? Think again. This often agonizing condition affects just about anyone who performs repeated movements with their forearms, elbows and wrists. Although the condition is called “tennis elbow,” it really only accounts for about 5 percent...

That a close relationship exists between the specialties of peripheral vascular diseases and of orthopedic and general surgery has frequently been brought sharply into focus for both of us during many years of clinical experience in our respective fields of endeavor. Frequently, trauma to musculoskeletal...

When the mechanisms of automation in the human body are in trouble the result is morbid manifestations, often appearing as clinical entities of obscure aetiology. These can in a surprising number of cases be enlisted as facet syndromes since they respond to treatment when treated as such. They involve...

Applying new technologies, presenting your experience, and, of course, thinking of your current practice in the light of new evidence, needs some understanding of clinical research methodology.This book is not a textbook, but a brief guidance for clinical research practice. It aims at bridging the...

Up-to-date and multidisciplinary, this text brings together all of the latest research and clinical treatment strategies for the management of injuries to the chest wall and rib cage. The management of trauma to the chest wall, especially “flail chest” injuries, has been relatively stagnant for...

Low back pain is one of the most common presenting complaints, can be extremely debilitating and carries enormous economic costs. In 70% of cases, however, no obvious cause is apparent. This makes a thorough history and skilled physical examination essential toidentifying the cause of symptoms and developing...

The Facial and Oral Anatomy Study Brief is intended as a quick comprehensive reference for anatomy, medical and nursing students as well as individuals interested in advanced science. It presents a short introduction to general anatomy terms related to body position and movement, bone structure, body...

Baker’s cystA few months ago I had this patient who consulted me over a swelling at the back of his right knee which he felt was growing bigger.Having felt the swelling I suspected that it was a popliteal cyst.To exclude any other possible causes such as tumors or meniscus cyst,...