Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care (3rd Edition) [Hardcover]

Letha Yurko Griffin (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0892033525 | ISBN-13: 978-0892033522 | Publication Date: October 11, 2005 | Edition: 3

Make quick, confident decisions at each stage of diagnosis and patient management.

Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care offers printable rehabilitation instructions, full-screen video demonstrations of injection techniques, and more!  

The 3rd Edition and DVD-Supplement enable you to: Learn injection techniques with full-screen, narrated video demonstrations. Enhance recovery with detailed rehabilitation instructions and exercises for patients on personalized, printable forms. Make better decisions with more images, many in full color, including Netter anatomy drawings . . . and new topics, including Fracture Healing, Compartment Syndrome of the Knee, UCL Tears, and much more! . Sharpen physical examination techniques with full-screen, step-by-step video demonstrations Plus! Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes

Make quick, confident decisions at each stage of diagnosis and patient management for more than 300 musculoskeletal conditions.

Fast Answers EssentialsÂ’ problem/solution format and concise content deliver the information you need quickly and easily.

Visual Confirmation Hundreds of photographs, radiographs, and diagrams show you what to look for. Narrated, full-screen video demonstrations show you injection and physical examination techniques

Confident Decision Making Diagnostic thinking flows logically and efficiently. Each section reflects the patient care process: Definition; Symptoms; Tests; Differential Diagnosis; Treatment; Adverse Outcomes; Referral Decision; Red flags

Multidisciplinary Perspective. The best minds in pediatrics and orthopaedics bring you this new 3rd Edition. Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care is the first resource you will reach for!

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1053 pages
• Publisher: Amer Academy of Orthopaedic; 3 edition (October 11, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892033525
• ISBN-13: 978-0892033522
• Product Dimensions: 14.4 x 9.2 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,745 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The end-all orthopedic reference for primary care, November 9, 2006

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Aaron P. Segal (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care (3rd Edition) (Hardcover)

There is no need for another orthopedic reference on my bookshelf.

Essentials (3rd ed.) is highly visual, easy to search, and quick to browse. Arranged by anatomic regions, the book reviews pertinent anatomy, then discusses the examination. Each section is suborganized by disease state, and clearly illustrates the maneuvers used to diagnose each problem. Finally, treatments and procedures are described with illustrations, photographs. Each includes relevent ICD and CPT codes. There are complete libraries of patient handouts (which are also included on the accompanying DVD in adobe acrobat format).

As a family physician, I see a tremendous amount of orthopedic issues in my office, and Essentials has been a great resource for both me and my patients.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A ER intern's review, June 21, 2008

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R. Tucker - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care (3rd Edition) (Hardcover)

As a 1st year ER resident, I picked this book up to supplement my knowledge on basic musculoskeletal and orthopedic injuries. The text does a wonderful job of illustrating proper physical exam skills, as well as covering a broad range of injuries commonly found in the ED. The specific topics are concise and in depth in terms of diagnosing musculoskeletal conditions. However, I felt the general orthopedics section didn't contain any new information that a fourth year medical student hasn't already covered at some point. And I was somewhat disappointed in the treatment and red flag sections on each condition, as I felt they were much too brief. That being said, I was happy with my purchase and have learned a great deal in diagnosing the various MSK conditions found in the ED, while supplementing treatment options with other texts.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars KINDLE EDITION IS WEAK, May 23, 2010

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Richard J. Sheridan "somecallmerich" (Saint Louis, MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care (3rd Edition) (Kindle Edition)

While this text is an excellent resource for the primary care physician, the kindle edition is terrible. There is no links or available table of contents, and extremely difficult to find a specific chapter as there is no guidence as to where it exists. I will change my review when a TOC is added (come on, this is a basic function of an e-book).