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Joshi and Kotwal's Essentials of Orthopaedics And Applied Physiotherapy, 4ed

  • 4th Edition - June 15, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Prakash P Kotwal, Kanchan Mittal
  • Language: English

The book is mainly targeted for the students of physiotherapy and practicing physiotherapists, but it would also be useful for orthopaedic surgeons and the healthcare professionals… Read more

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Description

The book is mainly targeted for the students of physiotherapy and practicing physiotherapists, but it would also be useful for orthopaedic surgeons and the healthcare professionals engaged in the rehabilitation of the people with disabilities.

Key features

Chapters are rearranged into well-defined sections as per syllabus.

• Newer surgical concepts as well as physiotherapy techniques have been added within the chapters.
• The references have been updated
• Week-wise rehabilitation protocols for common post-surgical conditions included.
conditions and physiotherapy procedures.

Table of contents

Section I: Orthopaedics and Physiotherapy

1 Orthopaedics and Physiotherapy

2 The Bones and Joints

3 Inflammation, Soft-Tissue Injuries and
Musculoskeletal Disorders

4 Prevention of Fractures

Section II: Fractures and Dislocation

5 Fractures (General Principles)

6 Injuries Around the Shoulder

7 Injuries of the Arm

8 Injuries of the Elbow

9 Injuries of the Forearm

10 Injuries of the Wrist

11 Injuries of the Hand

12 Injuries of the Spine

13 Injuries of the Pelvis and Chest

14 Injuries of the Hip

15 Injuries of the Thigh

16 Injuries of the Knee

17 Injuries of the Leg

18 Injuries of the Ankle and Foot

19 Emergency Management of a Polytrauma
Patient

Section III: Regional Conditions

20 Locomotion and Gait

21 Regional Orthopaedic Soft-Tissue Lesions of the Shoulder, Elbow, Forearm and Wrist

22 Hand

23 Spine

24 Regional Orthopaedic Conditions at theHip

25 Regional Orthopaedic Conditions at the Knee

26 Regional Orthopaedic Conditions at the Ankle and Foot

Section IV: Deformity

27 Deformity

28 Poliomyelitis

29 Infections of the Bones and Joints

30 Metabolic Bone Diseases

31 Bone Tumours

32 Lesions of the Brachial Plexus

33 Peripheral Nerve Injuries

34 Arthritides

35 Arthrodesis, Arthroplasty and Osteotomy

Section V: Pediatric and Geriatrics Conditions

36 Common Paediatric and Adolescent Musculoskeletal Disorders and Fractures

37 Geriatric: Orthopaedics and Physiotherapy
Section VI: Miscellaneous Disorders

38 Amputations

39 Sports Medicine

40 Yoga and Physiotherapy

Product details

  • Edition: 4
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 15, 2020
  • Language: English

About the author

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Prakash P Kotwal

Prakash Kotwal attained his MS (Orthopaedics) from M G M. Medical College, Indore, India in 1977 and joined the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. After serving in the department of Orthopaedics at AIIMS in various positions, he is presently working as Professor and Head of the department. He is recipient of WHO Fellowship, Indo-German Fellowship and IOA Travelling Fellowship. He has been a visiting Professor in Orthopaedics to the B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal in 2001. He has authored two text books, published over 100 scientific articles in national and international journals and has contributed more than 26 chapters in various text books.