Osteoarthritis
Subtitle: diagnosis and medical/surgical management
By: Roland W. Moskowitz ... [et al.].
Contributors: Moskowitz, Roland W.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 470
ISBN-13: 9780781767071; 9780781767071
Subjects: Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis
Description: Comprehensive clinical reference on osteoarthritis. Chapters review current information on the epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, and pathology of osteoarthritis, the biochemistry and molecular and cell biology of articular cartilage, and experimental models of osteoarthritis. Major sections focus on clinical presentations, roentgenologic and laboratory diagnosis, and treatment, including pharmacologic treatment, intra-articular therapy, surgery, arthroscopy, and complementary and alternative medicine. The authors discuss the indications, outcomes, and complications of various orthopaedic procedures. Chapters present orthopaedic approaches to osteoarthritis of various joints: the shoulder, hand, wrist, elbow, hip, knee, foot, ankle, and cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.