Orthopedic Physical Assessment, 7th Edition

Build confident, clinical-ready skills in musculoskeletal assessment with Orthopedic Physical Assessment, 7th Edition—a systematic, evidence-based reference from David J. Magee and Robert C. Manske. Covering assessment across the body’s structures and joints, it helps you apply core techniques to real-world scenarios, from gait and posture to sports emergencies.

Key benefits

• Learn a complete, body-wide assessment approach covering gait, posture, head and face, amputees, primary care, and sports emergencies.
• See techniques clearly with rich visual support, including over 2,500 full-color illustrations and photographs, plus photos, line drawings, boxes, and tables.
• Strengthen decision-making with evidence-based test data using updated reliability and validity tables and at-a-glance icons that highlight clinical utility.
• Use fast, high-yield reference tools such as quick-reference summary boxes, red-flag and yellow-flag boxes, differential diagnosis tables, muscle and nerve tables, and classification/normal values/grading tables.
• Practice steps with chapter summaries through a Summary (Précis) of Assessment in each chapter.
• Master special tests with demonstration and study aids via hundreds of video clips and, in the Student Consult ebook version, additional functional assessment forms (e-tools).

Who this is for

This book is designed for students and clinicians who want a structured, evidence-based foundation for orthopedics and musculoskeletal rehabilitation—especially those preparing for clinicals and board exams or building assessment skills for rehabilitation practice.

Details

ISBN: 9780323550697, 032355069X
Edition: 7
Authors: David J. Magee, Robert C. Manske
Publisher: Elsevier
Published Date: 2020-12-11
Pages: 1088

Ready to sharpen your musculoskeletal assessment skills? Add Orthopedic Physical Assessment, 7th Edition to your study library and start building a more systematic, evidence-based approach to clinical decision-making.