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Churchill's Pocketbook of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rheumatology

  • 2nd Edition - February 23, 2016
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Andrew D. Duckworth, Daniel Porter, Stuart H. Ralston
  • Language: English

Churchill's Pocketbook of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rheumatology offers a practical guide to these three combined disciplines in a handy pocketbook format and is ideal for me… Read more

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Churchill's Pocketbook of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rheumatology offers a practical guide to these three combined disciplines in a handy pocketbook format and is ideal for medical students, junior doctors and trainees. The book is perfect for clinical placements in orthopaedics, emergency medicine, rheumatology and general practice, as well as during the undergraduate musculoskeletal anatomy course.

Key features

  • The book guides the reader through effective history taking, patient examination, and the selection and interpretation of routine investigations.
  • There are sections on anatomy, paediatrics and trauma assessment, including pre- and post-operative care and complications, together with a comprehensive section on the common medications used in all three specialties.
  • The book will help improve a reader’s diagnostic skills and inform about current treatment options

    Readership

    Medical students for use during their elective rotations in orthopaedics, emergency medicine, rheumatology, general practice as well as pre-clinical musculoskeletal anatomy courses.

    Table of contents

    Anatomy
    History and examination
    Investigations
    Trauma, injury classification and perioperative care
    Rheumatology and bone disease
    Regional orthopaedics and trauma
    Paediatric orthopaedics and rheumatology
    Therapeutics

    Review quotes

    "an absolute must for any student podiatrist … also very well suited to those studying advanced practice ... a worthwhile investment for any podiatry clinic"

    Product details

    • Edition: 2
    • Latest edition
    • Published: April 21, 2016
    • Language: English

    About the authors

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    Andrew D. Duckworth

    Affiliations and expertise
    Specialty Registrar (StR) and Clinical Research Fellow, Edinburgh Orthopaedic Trauma Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

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    Daniel Porter

    Affiliations and expertise
    Director of Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Tsinghua University Hospital, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tsinghua University Medical Centre, Beijing, China

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    Stuart H. Ralston

    Affiliations and expertise
    Arthritis Research UK Professor of Rheumatology, University of Edinburgh; Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK