Main description:

Orthopaedics Made Easy is a step by step guide to the field of orthopaedics, for trainees and medical students. Each chapter discusses a different disorder, its diagnosis and treatment and includes questions and answers to assist learning.

The final section includes useful tables including body mass index, developmental milestones, height and weight and blood investigation values.

This practical book features more than 650 full colour images, illustrations and tables and includes a photo CD of various orthopaedic cases.

Key points

• Step by step guide to orthopaedics for trainees and medical students


• Question and answer sections assist learning


• Features more than 650 full colour images, illustrations and tables


• Includes photo CD of orthopaedic cases

Contents:

SECTION A

General • Common Orthopaedic Operations • Fracture Cases • Dislocation • Arthritis • Osteomyelitis • Neurology in Orthopaedics • Congenital Deformities • Developmental Anomaly • Rickets • Bone Tumours • X-Rays • Muscles and Tendon Pathologies • Ligamental Pathology • Joint Pathology • Vascular Pathology • Common Orthopaedic Problems seen in General Practice • What to look for Region Wise • Soft Tissue Swellings seen in Orthopaedics • Nodes and Nodules, Lines, Angles, Triangles, Curvatures and Colours in Orthopaedics • Some Comparisons in Orthopaedics • Anterior, Posterior, Medial and Lateral • Half-One-Two-Three • Two with Same Name • ABCD in Poly Trauma • Gait Cycle • Physiotherapy • Things Resembling in Orthopaedics • Pneumonics and Easy Ways to Remember Orthopaedics

SECTION B

Common Exam Cases • Rapid Regional Examination for Short Cases • Congenital Talipes Equinovarus • Supra Condylar Fracture • Colles Fracture • Dislocation Elbow • Volkmann’s Ischemic Contracture • Neurological Cases • Osteomyelitis • Exostosis • Genu Varum and Valgum • Synovitis and Arthritis • Osteoarthritis Knee • Dislocation Shoulder • Tendoachilles • Periarthritis Shoulder • Bone Tumours

SECTION C

The Urinary Bladder and Voiding Disorders • Basic Principles in Orthopaedic Surgery • Commonly Used Drugs in Orthopaedics • Common Problems Faced in Practice, Occupational Hazards • Some Common Syndromes and Diseases in Orthopaedic Practice • Blood Loss Assessment and Management • Investigations • Age Certificate • Glasgow Coma Scale • Guideline for Evaluation of Permanent Physical Impairment in Amputees • Normal Range of Motion • Immunization Time Table • Developmental Milestones • Height and Weight Chart • Body Mass with Index