Orthopedic principles--a resident's guide

✍ Scribed by David Ip

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 651
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The scope of orthopedic knowledge has expanded to such a degree that it has become increasingly difficult to maintain a fundamental grasp of the required knowledge base. This is compounded by the time constraints on adult learning, with the student or practitioner faced with ever-increasing demands on their time. This text is a much needed resource of orthopedic knowledge, which will prove useful not only to those in training but also to those faced by the ever-increasing demands of certification and recertification examinations. Well illustrated and organized into eight chapters extending fro. Read more...

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Orthopaedic Basic Science and Common Sports Injuries; General Paediatric Orthopaedics; Principles of Hand Surgery; Principles of Foot and Ankle Surgery; Spine Surgery Principles; Total Joint Surgery; Orthopaedic Infections; Musculoskeletal Tumour Principles.
Abstract: The scope of orthopedic knowledge has expanded to such a degree that it has become increasingly difficult to maintain a fundamental grasp of the required knowledge base. This is compounded by the time constraints on adult learning, with the student or practitioner faced with ever-increasing demands on their time. This text is a much needed resource of orthopedic knowledge, which will prove useful not only to those in training but also to those faced by the ever-increasing demands of certification and recertification examinations. Well illustrated and organized into eight chapters extending fro