Rheumatology of the Lower Limbs in Clinical Practice

ISBN-13: 9781447122524 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 188 str.

Jose A. Pereira da Silva; Anthony D. Woolf

Opis

Rheumatology in Practice published in January, 2010 as a large volume work covering rheumatology practices of the body. The book has sold 227 copies and has been successful as an e-book package, with e-usage statistics of 2,786 to date. §To reach out to the individual sales market, it is the aim to reformat some of the content from specific chapters into a smaller handbook sized title.§This small, easy-to-use guide, focuses on regional pain and syndromes in the lower back, hip, knee, foot and ankle. §The text is lavishly illustrated in full colour, with detailed photos of patient examinations, complemented by radiographs and full colour line illustrations. The text also benefits from the use of summaries using coloured boxing to identify key points in diagnosis and managemnent.§Written by two of the biggest and most respected clinicians in the discipline, this book will be essential reading for rheumatologists in practice and training.

Spis treści

Regional  Syndromes: Low  Back  Pain.- Regional  Syndromes: The Hip.- Regional  Syndromes: The Knee.- Regional  Syndromes: The Foot and Ankle.

                   

                   

                   

Blurb

Rheumatology of the Lower Limbs in Clinical Practice is a comprehensive and easy-to-use training tool for practitioners to refine their strategy for clinical investigation and differential diagnosis in regional syndromes of the lower back, hip, knee, foot and ankle.

It combines instructive sections, providing anatomical information and various causes of particular symptoms. Case studies recreate the clinical setting by presenting the details of the case and giving an opportunity for the reader to make a diagnosis.

The text is lavishly illustrated in full color, with detailed photos of patient examinations, complemented by radiographs and full color line illustrations. The text also benefits from the use of summaries using colored boxing to identify key points in diagnosis and management.

Written by two of the biggest and most respected clinicians in the discipline, this book will be essential reading for rheumatologists in practice and training.