Musculoskeletal examination of the elbow, wrist, and hand
Subtitle: making the complex simple
By: edited by Randall W. Culp, Sidney M. Jacoby
Series: Musculoskeletal examination series; Musculoskeletal examination : making the complex simple series
Publisher: SLACK
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Thorofare, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
ISBN-13: 9781556429187
Subjects: Wrist Injuries; Diagnosis; Hand Injuries; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Elbow Joint; Physical Examination; Injuries; Methods
Description: "The physical examination of the elbow, wrist, and hand can be a complex topic for professionals with all levels of clinical experience. How can advance concepts be taught in a user friendly, clear format, while still providing necessary information for effective diagnosis and treatment of the elbow, wrist, and hand? Musculoskeletal Examination of the Elbow, Wrist and Hand: Making the Complex Simple by Dr. Randall Culp answers these questions. Written by experts, this easy-to-carry book provides a thorough review of the most common pathologic elbow, wrist, and hand conditions, techniques for diagnosis, as well as the appropriate treatment for each condition. Musculoskeletal Examination of the Elbow, Wrist and Hand: Making the Complex Simple contains clear photographic demonstrations, tables, sidebars, and charts throughout its pages, allowing a thorough and concise examination of the elbow, wrist, and hand"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Physical examination of the elbow : the basics and specific tests / Taruna Madhav Crawford and Uzoma Ukomadu; title: Physical examination of the wrist : the basics and specific tests / Brandon J. Valentine and Randall W. Culp; title: Physical examination of the hand : the basics and specific tests / John J. Fernandez; title: General imaging of the elbow / Hiu Yan Miranda Lai ... [et al.]; title: General imaging of the wrist / Frank E. Mullens and William B. Morrison; title: General imaging of the hand / John Shum Sing Fai and William B. Morrison; title: Elbow instability / Min Jung Park and Jeffrey Yao; title: Ligament injuries of the wrist and hand / Danielle Scher and Jennifer Wolf; title: Neuropathy / Jason M. Erpelding and A.J. Lauder; title: Common tendinopathies of the wrist and elbow / David Essig and Seth Dodds; title: Ulnar wrist : triangular fibrocartilage complex and distal radio-ulnar joint / Min Jung Park and Jeffrey Yao; title: Arthritis of the elbow, wrist, and hand / Brian Adams; title: Examination of elbow, wrist, and hand fractures / David Ring; title: Wounds and soft-tissue injuries / Jeffrey Friedrich; title: Vascular evaluation of the upper extremity / Diane Payne and Marc J. Richard.