Lovell and Winter's pediatric orthopaedics
By: [edited by] Raymond T. Morrissy, Stuart L. Weinstein.
Contributors: Lovell, Wood W., 1915-; Winter, Robert B., 1932-; Morrissy, Raymond T.; Weinstein, Stuart L.
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1632
Subjects: Pediatric orthopedics; Orthopedics -- Adolescent; Orthopedics -- Child; Orthopedics -- Infant
Other titles: Pediatric orthopaedics
Description: Examines normal musculoskeletal development and the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of the entire range of abnormalities, with emphasis on evidence-based decision making in treatment selection. Many of this edition's clinical chapters include pearls and pitfalls and a description of the author's approach. This edition also has more clinical photographs. Discussions of surgical procedures are cross-referenced to the Atlas of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Fourth Edition, where readers can find step-by-step, illustrated technical instructions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Embryology and development of the musculoskeletal system / Frederick R. Dietz and Jose A. Morcuende; title: Growth in pediatric orthopaedics / Alain Dimeglio; title: Imaging techniques and their application / George El-Khoury; title: Evaluation of the medical literature / Mininder S. Kocher; title: The orthopaedic examination / David D. Aronsson; title: Genetics of orthopaedic conditions / William G. Cole; title: Metabolic and endocrine abnormalities / Benjamin A. Alman and Andrew W. Howard; title: Other syndromes of orthopaedic importance / Benjamin A. Alman and Michael J. Goldberg; title: Bone dysplasias / Paul D. Sponseller; title: Localized disorders of bone and soft tissue / William G. Mackenzie and Peter G. Gabos; title: Diseases of the hematopoietic system / Roger Cornwall and John P. Dormans; title: Juvenile ipiopathic arthritis / Dowain A. Wright; title: Osteomyelitis and septic arthritis / Anthony Stans; title: Bone tumors / Dempsey S. Springfield and Mark C. Gebhardt; title: Cerebral palsy / Thomas S. Renshaw and Peter A. Deluca; title: Myelomeningocele / Kenneth Noonan; title: Other neuromuscular disorders / George H. Thompson and Frank R. Berenson; title: Idiopathic scoliosis / Peter O. Newton and Dennis R. Wenger; title: Congenital scoliosis / John Emans; title: Kyphosis / William C. Warner, Jr.; title: Spondylolisthesis / Lawrence Lenke; title: The cervical spine / Randall T. Loder; title: The upper limb / Peter M. Waters; title: Developmental hip dysplasia and dislocation / Stuart L. Weinstein; title: Legg-calve-perthes syndrome / Stuart L. Weinstein; title: Slipped capital femoral epiphysis / Robert M. Kay; title: Other conditions of the hip / Matthew B. Dobbs; title: The lower extremity / Perry L. Schoenecker and M.M. Rich; title: Lower limb length discrepancy / Colin F. Moseley; title: The foot / James R. Kasser; title: The limb deficient child / Raymond T. Morrissy, B.J. Giavedoni, and C. Coulter-O'Berry; title: Sports medicine in the growing child / Baxter Willis; title: Management of fractures and their complications / Charles T. Price and John M. Flynn; title: The role of the orthopaedic surgeon in child abuse / Tom Novacheck.