Office Orthopedics for Primary Care Diagnosis and Treatment

This revised, expanded edition of the popular total office management guide for orthopedic care provides step-by-step treatment for the most commonly encountered musculoskeletal conditions. The text explains each problem, how a typical patient describes the discomfort, what to look for during the exam, when to request X-rays and how to draw sound diagnosis from clinical observations. Contains updated tables of supports, braces and casts to make it easy to choose the most efficient and cost-effective immobilizers for patients. New topics include subscapular bursitis, sacroiliac strain/sacroiliitis and iliotibial band syndrome of the knee.Anderson, Bruce Carl is the author of 'Office Orthopedics for Primary Care Diagnosis and Treatment' with ISBN 9780721645766 and ISBN 0721645763.