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Rheumatology Examination and Injection Techniques

  • 2nd Edition - October 8, 1998
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Michael Doherty, Brian L. Hazleman, Charles W. Hutton, Peter J. Maddison, Julian David Perry
  • Language: English

This highly illustrated text provides comprehensive coverage of the examination of patients with joint or periarticular disease. It includes full details of joint aspiration,… Read more

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Description

This highly illustrated text provides comprehensive coverage of the examination of patients with joint or periarticular disease. It includes full details of joint aspiration, injection techniques and examination of synovial fluid.
This new edition contains more practical procedures than ever before, with new coverage of biopsy and epidural injections. All chapters have been revised and expanded to include more illustrations.
Rheumatology Examination and Injection Techniques has established itself as the leading practical text of examination and injection techniques. This edition builds on the strengths of the first to provide a thorough and detailed step-by-step guide to practice in this area.

Key features

  • Teaches basic clinical skills
  • All chapters are enriched by high quality accurate illustrations
  • Provides an informative review of joint assessment
  • Designed to appeal to a wide audience

    Readership

    Rheumatologists, General Practitioners, Physical Therapists.

    Table of contents

    Section I: INTRODUCTION to EXAMINATION. Introduction. The Minimum Rheumatological Examination. Disease Assessment Indices. Section II: EXAMINATION of SPECIFIC REGIONS. The Shoulder. The Elbow. The Hand. The Spine. The Hip. The Knee. The Foot and Ankle. The Temporomandibular Joint. Posture and Gait. Section II: ASPIRATION and INJECTION TECHNIQUES. Principles of Joint Aspiration and Steroid Injection. Examination of Synovial Fluid.

    Product details

    • Edition: 2
    • Latest edition
    • Published: November 18, 1998
    • Language: English

    About the authors

    MD

    Michael Doherty

    Affiliations and expertise
    Consultant Senior Lecturer, Rheumatology Unit, City Hospital, Nottingham, UK

    BH

    Brian L. Hazleman

    Author of Sclera and Systemic Disorders, 2nd Edition, 2004 First Prize winner for the Ophthalmology Section of the British Medical Association Book Awards.
    Affiliations and expertise
    Consultant Rheumatologist, Addenbroke's Hospital, Cambridge, Director of Rheumatology Research Group, Addenbroke's Hospital, Cambridge, Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cambridge

    CH

    Charles W. Hutton

    Affiliations and expertise
    Consultant Rheumatologist, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati; formerly Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

    PM

    Peter J. Maddison

    Affiliations and expertise
    Consultant Rheumatologist, Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, UK

    JP

    Julian David Perry

    Affiliations and expertise
    Section Head, Orbital & Oculoplastic Surgery, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH