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Orthopaedics at a Glance is a concise and user-friendly handbook designed to provide descriptions and assessments of various orthopaedic disorders and their management. Perfect for the student or practicing clinician, this necessary handbook contains most orthopaedic diagnoses pertinent to the physical therapist.

Organized by body regions and in table format, Orthopaedics at a Glance describes disorder signs & symptoms, special tests, interventions, some surgical procedures and radiological assessment. An added benefit is the inclusion of uncommon disorders to aid the therapist in more difficult cases and for differential diagnoses.

Each individual topic can be looked up easily with the table format provided in this essential handbook. The special tests located after each section will help the reader analyze and interpret the usefulness and validity of most of the tests. Appendices and a bibliography are also included.

Orthopaedics at a Glance offers an eclectic approach to patient management and is an invaluable resource to have in your classroom and orthopaedic practice.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Shoulder Disorders, Surgeries, and Special Tests
Chapter 2: Elbow Disorders and Special Tests
Chapter 3: Wrist and Hand Disorders and Special Tests
Chapter 4: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders and Surgeries
Chapter 5: Cervical Disorders and Special Tests
Chapter 6: Thoracic Disorders
Chapter 7: Lumbar Disorders and Special Tests
Chapter 8: Sacroiliac and Iliosacral Disorders and Special Tests
Chapter 9: Hip and Thigh Disorders and Special Tests
Chapter 10: Knee Disorders and Special Tests
Chapter 11: Ankle Disorders and Special Tests
Chapter 12: Foot Disorders and Special Tests
Chapter 13: Orthopaedic Radiographic Examination for Non-physicians
Bibliography
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Index