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Bones and Joints

A Guide for Students

  • 8th Edition - June 17, 2022
  • Latest edition
  • Author: James Harcus
  • Language: English

Now in its eighth edition, this highly respected core textbook is essential reading for all healthcare students learning about the bones and joints of the body.The informatio… Read more

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Now in its eighth edition, this highly respected core textbook is essential reading for all healthcare students learning about the bones and joints of the body.

The information is logically ordered and easy to read; comprehensive enough for students and health professionals alike, but not so dense as to be overwhelming. It covers the normal structure of bones and joints and goes on to provide an introduction to common fractures and pathology and how they appear on imaging.

Bones and Joints is the perfect initial textbook, as well as a revision and refresher guide that will suit students of radiography, physiotherapy, osteology, sports medicine and nursing.

Key features

  • Clear and concise introduction to the bones and joints and associated pathology
  • Logically ordered – easy to follow and understand
  • Provides a good introduction to image interpretation
  • Clear identification of important or commonly misunderstood concepts
  • Extensive glossary to help explain and develop terminology
  • Online quizzes/tests to gauge learning and for revision

Readership

Student Radiographers

Table of contents

1. BONE

2. JOINTS

3. FRACTURES

4. PATHOLOGY

5. UPPER LIMB

6. SHOULDER GIRDLE

7. LOWER LIMB

8. PELVIC GIRDLE

9. THORAX

10. VERTEBRAL COLUMN

11. THE SKULL

Product details

  • Edition: 8
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 17, 2022
  • Language: English

About the author

JH

James Harcus

Affiliations and expertise
Lecturer in Diagnostic Imaging, University of Leeds, UK