Magee’s Orthopedic Physical Assessment
- 8th Edition - April 3, 2026
- Latest edition
- Authors: Robert C. Manske, David J. Magee
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 2 8 6 4 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 2 8 1 6 - 5
Build your skills in the assessment of musculoskeletal pathology! Magee’s Orthopedic Physical Assessment, 8th Edition covers the principles of assessment for all of the body’s s… Read more
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Build your skills in the assessment of musculoskeletal pathology! Magee’s Orthopedic Physical Assessment, 8th Edition covers the principles of assessment for all of the body’s structures and joints, including topics such as gait, posture, head and face, amputees, primary care, and sports emergencies. The enhanced eBook version of the 8th edition (included with print purchase) offers access to functional assessment forms, updated evidence-based reliability and validity tables, an extensive list of updated references with links to Medline abstracts, and hundreds of video clips demonstrating special tests on how to perform musculoskeletal assessment. Written by noted PT educators Robert C. Manske and David J. Magee, this reference uses a systematic, evidence-based approach to prepare you for success in clinicals, board exams, and in rehabilitation practice.
- The enhanced eBook version included with print purchase allows you to access all of the text, figures, references, and reliability and validity tables, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Plus, video clips demonstrate special tests to give you a clearer understanding of how to perform musculoskeletal assessment
- Over 2,500 full-color illustrations and photographs depict key concepts, along with assessment techniques and special tests
- At-a-glance icons show the clinical utility of special tests, supplemented by updated, evidence-based reliability and validity tables for tests and techniques
- Quick-reference data includes hundreds of summary boxes, red-flag and yellow-flag boxes, differential diagnosis tables, new illustrated tables demonstrating methods to measure range of motion and manual muscle testing, muscle and nerve tables, and classification, normal values, and grading tables
- A Summary (Précis) of Assessment in each chapter serves as a review of assessment steps
- Case Studies present real-life scenarios to help you develop assessment and diagnostic skills using information from the chapter
- Combined with other books in the Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation series — Scientific Foundations and Principles of Practice, Pathology and Intervention, and Athletic and Sports Issues - this book provides you with the knowledge and background necessary to assess and treat musculoskeletal conditions
Physical Therapy (DPT) students. Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) students
1. Principles and Concepts
2. Head and Face
3. Cervical Spine
4. Temporomandibular Joint
5. Shoulder
6. Elbow
7. Forearm, Wrist, and Hand
8. Thoracic (Dorsal) Spine
9. Lumbar Spine
10. Pelvis
11. Hip
12. Knee
13. Lower Leg, Ankle, and Foot
14. Assessment of Gait
15. Assessment of Posture
16. Assessment of the Amputee
17. Primary Care Assessment
18. Emergency Sports Assessment
2. Head and Face
3. Cervical Spine
4. Temporomandibular Joint
5. Shoulder
6. Elbow
7. Forearm, Wrist, and Hand
8. Thoracic (Dorsal) Spine
9. Lumbar Spine
10. Pelvis
11. Hip
12. Knee
13. Lower Leg, Ankle, and Foot
14. Assessment of Gait
15. Assessment of Posture
16. Assessment of the Amputee
17. Primary Care Assessment
18. Emergency Sports Assessment
- Edition: 8
- Latest edition
- Published: April 3, 2026
- Language: English
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Robert C. Manske
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Chair, Department of Physical Therapy, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, USADM
David J. Magee
Affiliations and expertise
Professor
Department of Physical Therapy
Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada