Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Orthopedics - Softcover

Skinner

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071182810 ISBN 13: 9780071182812

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (ISE Editions), 2000

Synopsis

Concise, comprehensive, and logically organized, this find-it-now resource offers fingertip access to the diagnostic tools necessary for the definitive diagnosis and treatment of the most common musculo-skeletal disorders found in adults and children.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Easy-to-use, yet comprehensive, Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Orthopedics features:

-Convenient organization by anatomical structure, disease, and procedure

-Improved diagnostic charts, tables, and graphs on hip and knee problems and tumor differentiation

-New information on NSAID selection (including COX-2 inhibitors), materials used in joint replacements, and growth factors for stimulating bone formation

-Expanded sections on trauma and external fixation, postoperative care of amputees, and predicting function after spinal cord injuries

-Coverage of advances and practices in imaging technology, infection treatment, joint reconstruction, and spinal surgery

-Concise, current, and comprehensive review of the basic science underlying orthopedic practice

-Helpful references to classic and important new sources

About the Author:

Harry B. Skinner, MD, PhD is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California, Irvine.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (ISE Editions)
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0071182810
• ISBN 13: 9780071182812
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2