Textbook of Orthopaedics Trauma and Rheumatology 2/e

Softcover - 432 pages




Winner of the prize for New Edited Book at The Royal Society of Medicine & The Society of Authors' Medical Book Awards,
this textbook for medical students covers orthopaedics, trauma and rheumatology in one volume. It offers both core
information regarding what the student needs to know about these specialties and an extensive series of cases with
questions and answers that illustrate the thinking behind common everyday practice. The book offers a standard approach
to history taking and physical examination, and relevant anatomy, highlighting the reasons for the different approaches
within each specialty as required.







New to This Edition








New chapters on sports and exercise related problems in adults, adolescents and children




A new restructured section on fractures pulls together the text into a more logical presentation of the subject







Additional emphasis on the multi-professional team approach to the management of musculoskeletal disorders







An update of the therapeutics in all chapters.






Key Features






Provides a comprehensive overview of musculoskeletal medicine and surgery perfectly tailored for the busy medical
student




Illustrated in full colour throughout







Succinct coverage of essential topics helps aid understanding whilst avoid unnecessary detail thus saving time







Uniform style of chapters throughout allows readers to easily scan through for the information required







Useful summary boxes outline the main points of each condition including aetiology, pathology, epidemiology, clinical
features, investigations, management and prognosis







100 case histories with questions illustrate the range of clinical problems that students will encounter during their
clinical placements








Section 1: The musculoskeletal system



Section 2: Management of musculoskeletal problems



Section 3: Trauma



Section 4: Rheumatology



Section 5: Orthopaedics



Section 6: Paediatrics



Section 7: Problem-orientated cases and answers