Orthopedic Physical Assessment

ISBN: 9781455709779
Auteur: David J. Magee

6th edition

The musculoskeletal clinician's most trusted assessment resource!
A comprehensive guide to selecting diagnostic tests for accurate musculoskeletal assessment, this book covers everything from anatomy to clinical application. Topics include the principles of assessment, all peripheral and spinal joints including the head and face, gait, posture, primary care, the amputee, and emergency sports assessment.

OUTSTANDING FEATURES:
• NEW! Updated information in all chapters includes new photos, line drawings, boxes, and tables.
• NEW! Online resources include video clips on how to perform overall assessment along with special tests, printable patient assessment forms, text references with links to MEDLINE® abstracts, and more.
• NEW! The use of icons to show the clinical utility of special tests supplemented by evidence - based reliability & validity tables for tests & techniques on the Evolve site.
• 2400 full-color illustrations depict key concepts along with assessment techniques and special tests.
• Case studies use real-world scenarios to help you develop assessment and diagnostic skills.
• A Summary (Précis) of Assessment in each chapter serves as a review of assessment steps.
• Quick-reference data includes hundreds of at-a-glance summary boxes, red-flag and yel-low-flag boxes, differential diagnosis tables, muscle and nerve tables, and classification, normal values, and grading tables.
• Combined with other books in the
Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation series - Pathology and Intervention, Scientific Foundations and Principles of Practice, and Athletic and Sport Issues
— this book provides the clinician with the knowledge and background necessary to assess and treat musculoskeletal conditions.