The new "Pediatric Orthopedics for Primary Care" features concise summaries and practical tips to help pediatricians and other pediatric health professionals diagnose and treat pediatric orthopedic disorders and injuries. The book features many illustrations, clinical photographs and radiographic images to demonstrate physical examination techniques and pathologic physical findings, as well as tables and figures to aid in the diagnosis. This title also includes practical information on casting, splinting, imaging and rehabilitation techniques.


Contents:
Growth -- normal and abnormal; Pediatric mulculoskeletal examination; Trauma; Sports injuries; Limb disorders; Spine disorders; Hip and pelvis disorders; Infection; Tumors; Skeletal dysplasias; Casting and splinting; Musculoskeletal imaging.