Clinical Orthopaedic Examination, 6e

Build a detailed framework for examining the adult and paediatric musculoskeletal system with comprehensive coverage of basic examination skills and important special tests. Clinical Orthopaedic Examination, 6e combines an easy-to-read, memorable format with illustrated techniques to support patient examination and undergraduate and postgraduate exam preparation.

Key benefits

• Develop a structured examination approach: Use the chapters to build your own detailed framework for evaluating adult and paediatric musculoskeletal conditions.
• Study essential skills and special tests: Explore the basic examination techniques and important special tests needed for musculoskeletal assessment.
• Follow techniques visually: Every chapter includes clinical photographs and photographs demonstrating examination techniques on models.
• Prepare for examinations: Review each chapter’s summary of techniques in an easy-to-read format designed to support recall and exam success.
• Learn from experienced clinical educators: Contributing authors teach clinical examination in hospitals and on national courses; many are also examiners with firsthand knowledge of what candidates need to know.
• Benefit from a consistent sixth edition: All chapters have been rewritten in a uniform style, with an added chapter on general principles.

Who this is for

Invaluable reading for medical students and candidates taking undergraduate and postgraduate examinations, as well as practising orthopaedic surgeons, physiotherapists, general practitioners and rheumatologists seeking a structured clinical examination resource.

Details

• Author: Ronald McRae
• Edition: 6
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Brand / library: Orthopedics Library
• Published date: 2010-06-10
• Pages: 344
• ISBN: 9780702047732, 0702047732

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