Textbook of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rheumatology (Paperback)

Salient Features
Provides a comprehensive overview of musculoskeletal medicine and surgery perfectly tailored for the busy medical student
Illustrated in full colour throughout
Succinct coverage of essential topics helps aid understanding whilst avoid unnecessary detail thus saving time
Uniform style of chapters throughout allows readers to easily scan through for the information required
Useful summary boxes outline the main points of each condition including aetiology, pathology, epidemiology, clinical features, investigations, management and prognosis
100 case histories with questions illustrate the range of clinical problems that students will encounter during their clinical placements
Direct linking of cases to chapters so that readers can refer back to sections of core text whenever required, or look up cases relevant to a particular chapter

Table of Contents
Introduction.
Section 1: Musculoskeletal system.
Clinical history and examination.
Physiology and pathology of the musculoskeletal system.
Epidemiology and genetics of rheumatic diseases.
Investigations.

Management of musculoskeletal problems.
Medical management of arthritis.
Role of the allied health professional.
Surgical management of joint disorders.

Trauma.
Principles of fracture management.
Local complications of fractures.
General complications of fractures.
Management of multiple trauma.
Children’s fractures.
Regional injuries.

Rheumatology.
Generalized musculoskeletal problems.
Osteoarthritis and crystal arthropathies.
Inflammatory arthritis.
Systemic diseases.
Systemic complications of rheumatic diseases and rare arthropathies.
Bone disorders.

Orthopaedics.
Tumours of the musculoskeletal system and pathological fractures.
Upper limb. Cervical and lumbar spine.
Lower limb.

Paediatrics.
Normal variants in children.
Upper limb disorders in children.
Lower limb disorders in children.
The paediatric spine and neuromuscular conditions.
Arthritis in children.

Developing World.
Musculoskeletal problems in the developing world.

Problem-orientated section.
Cases.
Answers.