Current diagnosis and treatment in orthopedics

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skinner, Harry, Author.

Series:

LANGE CURRENT

LANGE CURRENT Ser.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

672 p. ill 08.400x07.500 in.

Edition:

5th ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing July 2013 Blacklick : McGraw-Hill Companies, The [Distributor]

Summary:

The latest clinical advances in orthopedics at your fingertips For more than 70 years, professors, students, and clinicians have trusted LANGE for high-quality, current, concise medical information in a convenient, affordable, portable format. Whether for coursework, clerkships, USMLE prep, specialty board review, or patient care, there's a LANGE book that guarantees success. An authoritative, well-organized source of up-to-date, high-yield information on disorders and diseases treated by orthopedic surgeons and related physicians Emphasizes the major diagnostic features of disease states, the natural history of the diseases, the workup required for diagnosis, and the treatment Conveniently organized by anatomic structure, disease, and procedure Includes pathophysiology, epidemiology, and laboratory and imaging studies when necessary for diagnosis or an understanding of the treatment More than 600 illustrations Includes sports medicine, pediatric orthopedic surgery, rehabilitation, and geriatric medicineValuable to students, residents and house officers of orthopedic surgery, emergency room physicians, family practitioners, general practitioners, and internists Ideal for certification and recertification An outstanding introduction to the specialty.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Authors

Preface

1. General Considerations in Orthopedic Surgery

2. Musculoskeletal Trauma Surgery

3. Sports Medicine

4. Disorders, Diseases, and Injuries of the Spine

5. Musculoskeletal Oncology

6. Adult Reconstructive Surgery

7. Orthopedic Infections: Basic Principles of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment

8. Foot and Ankle Surgery

9. Hand Surgery

10. Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

11. Amputations

12. Rehabilitation

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Cited in:

Doody's Reviews, Sept. 1, 2013

Doody's Reviews, Oct. 1, 2013

ISBN:

978-0-07-159075-4

OCLC:

1024270915

Publisher Number:

9780071590754