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Title
Principles of orthopedic practice for primary care providers / Jeffrey N. Katz, Cheri A. Blauwet, Andrew J. Schoenfeld, editors.
ISBN
9783319686615 (electronic book)
3319686615 (electronic book)
3319686607
9783319686608
Imprint
Cham : Springer, 2018.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-319-68661-5 doi
Call Number
RD732.8
Dewey Decimal Classification
616.7
Summary
Primary care providers (physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants) make decisions on a daily basis regarding treatments for musculoskeletal problems, including referrals to physical therapists, orthopedic surgeons and other specialists. Despite the large number of patients presenting with musculoskeletal complaints, primary care providers often feel poorly educated about how to assess and manage these patients This book provides a high yield and succinct resource on the assessment and management of these conditions. Written by expert orthopedic specialists at a major Harvard teaching hospital, this book fills that educational gap. Chapters overview specific body parts, typical presentations of disease, options for diagnostic testing, treatment paradigms, and anticipated outcomes of management both in the primary care setting and with a specialist. The text offers suggested pathways for working up and treating these problems with an emphasis on when referral to a specialist, or surgical intervention, is needed and when it is not. This is an ideal resource to educate primary care providers and empower them to engage in informed discussions with patients helping patients to arrive at treatment choices consonant with their preferences.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Digital File Characteristics
text file PDF
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed January 5, 2017).
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9783319686608
Section I: Spine
Lumbar Spine: Disc / Radicular
Lumbar Spine: Spinal Stenosis / Spondylolisthesis.-årvical Spine: Radicular / Myeoplathy
Axial Spine: Lumbar, Cervical, Thoracic
Osteoporosis
Section II: Upper Extremity
Shoulder: OA
Shoulder: Instability
Shoulder: Soft Tissue
Elbow: OA, Soft Tissue
Hand: OA
Hand: Soft Tissue
Nerve Entrapment
Section III: Lower Extremity
Hip: OA
Hip: FAI, Labral Tear
Hip: Soft Tissue
Knee: OA
Knee: Cartilage/OCD
Knee: Meniscus/Ligament
Knee: Anterior, Soft Tissue
Ankle: OA
Ankle: Soft Tissue
Foot: OA, Hallux Valgus, Rigidus
Foot: Soft Tissue, Stress Reactions.
