@article{1447589,
      recid = {1447589},
      author = {Gracy, John A.},
      title = {Orthopedics for physician assistant and nurse practitioner  students : an introductory guide /},
      publisher = {Springer,},
      address = {Cham :},
      pages = {1 online resource (286 pages)},
      year = {2022},
      abstract = {This practical introductory guide provides PA/NP students  with the tools to recognize and begin treatment of the most  common orthopedic problems, to avoid missing critical  diagnoses, and to serve as a base of knowledge to which  they can add depending on their chosen career path.  Utilizing this concise text, PA/NP students will gain a  basic familiarity with how to describe a problem (including  imaging) to an orthopedic surgeon as well as how to begin  treatment. In addition, the student should have no  difficulty passing the orthopedic portion of the PA/NP  credentialing exams. The essentials of imaging, fracture  description and operating room procedures are presented  first. Then, proceeding anatomically from upper to lower  extremity and the spine, chapters utilize a user-friendly  chapter format covering fractures, dislocations and trauma  as well as non-traumatic injury, focusing on  pathophysiology, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, and  brief treatment protocols. Since many PAs are office-based,  only the highlights of surgery are presented, with an  emphasis on what to look for regarding post-operative  complications as well as the goals of the rehabilitation  process (both non-operative and post-operative). Many books  intended for orthopedic PA/NP students are written for  those already in practice, usually providing far more  information than the student can absorb in the usual 4-week  orthopedic rotation, while others tend to skip important  areas. This guide provides concise yet comprehensive  coverage for a well-rounded presentation of everything  orthopedic PA/NP students need to know to succeed.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1447589},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04406-9},
}