Pediatric musculoskeletal physical diagnosis : a video-enhanced guide / edited by Kenneth Noonan, Mininder Kocher.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kocher, Mininder S., editor.

Noonan, Ken, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Musculoskeletal system--Diseases--Diagnosis.

Musculoskeletal system.

Musculoskeletal system--Examination.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (927 pages)

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Wolters Kluwer, [2021]

Summary:

"Musculoskeletal complaints represent a large percentage of cases seen by pediatricians, family physicians, and other first-line clinicians who work with children and adolescents. Pediatric Musculoskeletal Physical Diagnosis: A Video-Enhanced Guide helps health care practitioners arrive at an accurate diagnosis and determine the need for a referral. Written by leaders in pediatric orthopaedics, this practical guide is a comprehensive, multimedia resource covering the physical examination and the next steps to the diagnosis of disorders of the growing musculoskeletal system. Uses an easy-to-follow, consistent format that comprehensively covers physical diagnostic techniques for suspected pediatric and adolescent musculoskeletal disorders. Discusses relevant anatomy, patient history, and musculoskeletal physical diagnostic techniques, including diagnostic tests, treatments, and pearls and pitfalls. Provides access to procedural videos from Boston Children's Hospital that clearly demonstrate physical examination methods covered in the text"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Common Pediatric Orthopedic Nomenclature / Aristides I. Cruz Jr and Joseph G. Khoury

Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Musculoskeletal Systems / James G. Jarvis and Megan E. Johnson

Pearls and Pitfalls of the Pediatric Musculoskeletal Examination / Andrew Howard, Martin Herman, and Michael Wolf

Observational Gait Analysis and Correlation With Static Examination / Robert M. Kay, Susan A. Rethlefsen, and Tom F. Novacheck

Diagnostically Directed Examination for Neurological Disorders / M. Wade Shrader and A. Noelle Larson

Physical Examination for Unusual and Syndromic Conditions / Pooya Hosseinzadeh, Ron El-Hawary, Craig Eberson, and Kishore Mulpuri

Diagnostically Directed Examination for Infectious, Inflammatory, and Neoplastic Conditions / Jonathan G. Schoenecker, Stephanie N. Moore-Lotridge, Samuel Johnson, and Alexandre Arkader

Evaluation for Nonaccidental Trauma / Karen L. Lakin

Examination of the Injured Child / Anthony I. Riccio and Shital N. Parikh

Evaluation of the Concussed Child/Adolescent / Naomi Brown, Eileen P. Storey, William P. Meehan III, Corina Martinez, and Christina L. Master

Spine and Spinal Conditions / Amy L. McIntosh and Bryan Tompkins

Foot and Ankle Deformity / Benjamin Shore and Megan E. Johnson

Leg Disorders / Ryan D. Muchow and Vishwas R. Talwalkar

Knee Conditions / Eric W. Edmonds and Benton E. Heyworth

Limb Alignment and Limb Length Discrepancies / Christopher A. Iobst and Raymond W. Liu

Hip Disorders / Matthew D. Milewski and Pablo Castañeda

Chest and Shoulder Deformity / Dennis E. Kramer and Derek M. Kelly

Pediatric Elbow and Forearm Conditions / Joshua M. Abzug, Danielle A. Hogarth, and Dan A. Zlotolow

Hand and Wrist Problems / Roger Cornwall.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-9751-0928-7

1-9751-0929-5