Practical orthopedics

by Mercier, Lonnie R.

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Title Statements

Full title :Practical orthopedics / Lonnie R. Mercier.

Summary

This text equips you with just the right amount of information to make more confident diagnoses, manage the conditions presented by your patients, and determine when to refer them for more specialized treatment. Thoroughly revised and updated, it guides you through the fundamental concepts, diagnostic procedures, and treatment techniques that can help you improve your patients' level of function and lessen their pain. Patient teaching guides for more than 35 disorders - including lower back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and osteoporosis - help you assist patients in their recovery. Comprehensive pharmacology information: including guidelines on usage, contraindications, and interactions -- enables you to apply the most effective patient treatment approaches.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2008.
Edition:6th ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Mosby Elsevier
Place of Publication:Philadelphia, PA
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2008.

Notes

Previous edition: 2000.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780323076081, 0323076084
oclc:ocn489070714
LC Classification:RD731
Dewey Decimal:616.7

Physical Examination -- Fractures: General Management -- The Cervical Spine -- The Cervicobrachial Region -- The Shoulder -- The Elbow -- The Forearm, Wrist, and Hand -- The Back -- The Pelvis and Sacrum -- The Hip -- The Knee -- The Ankle and Foot -- Infections of the Bone and Joint -- The Arthritides -- Sports Medicine -- Radiologic Aspects of Orthopedic Diseases -- Maxillofacial Injuries -- Special Topics.