Motor Vehicle Collision Injuries: Biomechanics, Diagnosis, and Management (Second Edition) [Hardcover]

Lawrence Nordhoff Jr. (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0763733350 | ISBN-13: 978-0763733353 | Publication Date: December 27, 2004 | Edition: 2

A Complete Revision Of The First Edition, This Book Presents The Most Current Concepts Of Chiropractic Diagnostic Workup, Injury Mechanisms, Patient Management, And Prognosis Of Cervical And Soft Tissue Injuries Caused By Automobile Crashes. It Is A Comprehensive Overview Of All Relevant Issues Facing Clinicians In Private Practice. This Edition Includes Five New Chapters And Includes Real World Examples That Can Be Used In Everyday Practice. With An Entire Section Devoted To Automobile Collision Data, Crash Dynamics, And Human Tolerance And Injury Factors, It's Extensively Referenced From The Clinical And Automotive Crash Literature.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 638 pages
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning; 2 edition (December 27, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763733350
• ISBN-13: 978-0763733353
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #280,731 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #89 in Books > Medical Books > Allied Health Professions > Chiropractic

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hands on advice for health care providers and lawyers, November 28, 2006

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This review is from: Motor Vehicle Collision Injuries: Biomechanics, Diagnosis, and Management (Second Edition) (Hardcover)

The New England Journal of Medicine wrote a review of the first edition of this book. Here are a few quotes: "Motor Vehicle Collision Injuries is an ambitious book with multiple objectives aimed at multiple audiences with various levels of background knowledge."

"The author has developed a thoughtful, practical guide for physicians in private practice for ranking the severity of neck and back injuries. He describes a fairly detailed physical examination for head injuries and provides a comprehensive discussion of multiple syndromes after trauma to various parts of the body."

This book is a second edition and about twice the size of the first. It is well researched and authored by a dozen or so health care providers and other experts. Provides useful information to use in the clinical and legal settings.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good information, slam to defense biomechanics., April 28, 2005

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This review is from: Motor Vehicle Collision Injuries: Biomechanics, Diagnosis, and Management (Second Edition) (Hardcover)

This book is a good summary of the available literature for biomechanics accident reconstruction. Where the reviewed literature is often used by defense experts, the author takes personal criticism at the defense experts for using this literature in assessing injury potential. This is done quite often to a point where it is rediculous and quite defamatory. It is obvious from this book that the author has aligned himself with the plaintiff side of low speed collision analysis. I would not recommend this book if your looking for literature on this matter which is impartial.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A must read, January 30, 2007

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This review is from: Motor Vehicle Collision Injuries: Biomechanics, Diagnosis, and Management (Second Edition) (Hardcover)

This book (2nd edition) is quite comprehensive and largely covers all issues relating to its title. Personally I found the book very informative and a great guide to the field it is intended to cover. Anyone wanting to learn more about the field of studies it addresses should most definitely have read this book. Clearly the author/s are well versed with the subject matter, as is evident from the interrelated subject matter diversity of the book. Surprisingly, considering the volume, the manner in which it is compiled and written makes for somewhat easy reading.