Full Description
Lippincott's Primary Care Musculoskeletal Radiology , part of the Primary Care Series , helps family practitioners, internists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants identify and diagnose patient injuries based on the radiologic findings that are most seen in the office setting. The book emphasizes what tests to order when and shows side by side images of what is normal and what is abnormal. Each chapter follows a consistent format: Clinical Presentation, Mechanism of Injury, Patient Assessment, What to Order, Not to Be Missed, Radiographic Evaluation, Treatment, and When to Refer. An anatomical wall chart for the office is also included.A companion website includes fully searchable text, an image bank, and patient education handouts.
Contents
12: Spondylolysis vs. Spondylolisthesis3: Comminuted Vertebral Body Fractures4: Wedge Fractures5: Burst Fractures6: Chance Fractures7: Unilateral Facet Dislocations8: Bilateral Facet Dislocations9: Teardrop Fractures10: Metastatic Cancer11: Degenerative Hip Disease (Osteoarthritis)12: Hip Dislocations & Fractures13: Avascular Necrosis14: Patella Fracture15: Patella Dislocations16: Tibial Plateau Fracture17: Tibia Spine Fractures18: Degenerative Joint Disease (Osteoarthritis)19: Osgood-Schlatter's Disease20: Bipartite Patella21: Torn Collateral Ligaments (Ankle)22: Unimalleolar Ankle Fracture23: Bimalleolar (Trimalleolar) Ankle Fractures24: Spiral Ankle Fractures25: Accessory Ossification Center(s)26: Fifth Metatarsal Fractures27: (Other) Metatarsal Fractures28: Lisfranc Injury29: Phalangeal Foot Fractures30: Calcaneal Fractures31: Shoulder Dislocation32: Clavicle Fractures33: A-C Joint Dislocation34: Elbow Fractures35: Elbow Dislocations36: Olecranon Fractures37: Galeazzi and Monteggia Fractures38: Radial and Ulnar Fractures39: Scaphoid Fractures40: Scaphoid - Lunate Dislocation41: Avascular Necrosis (Scaphoid)42: Avascular Necrosis of the Lunate (Kienboeck's Disease)43: Perilunate Dislocation44: Boxer's Fracture45: Volar Plate Fractures46: Phalangeal Fractures47: Tuft Fracture48: Mallet Finger49: Thumb Fractures50: Rib Fractures51: Rheumatoid Arthritis52: Psoriatic Arthritis53: Gout
