| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 1545, 1-42 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Embryology and development of the musculoskeletal system / Frederick R. Dietz and José A. Morcuende -- Growth in pediatric orthopaedics / Alain Diméglio -- Imaging in pediatric orthopaedics / Geetika Khanna, Georges Y. El-Khoury, and Yusuf Menda -- Evaluation of the medical literature / Mininder S. Kocher -- The pediatric orthopaedic examination / David D. Aronsson -- Genetic aspects of orthopaedic conditions / William G. Cole -- Metabolic and endocrine abnormalities / Benjamin A. Alman and Andrew W. Howard -- The skeletal dysplasias / Paul D. Sponseller and Michael C. Ain -- Syndromes of orthopaedic importance / Benjamin A. Alman and Michael J. Goldberg -- Localized disorders of bone and soft tissue / William G. Mackenzie and Peter G. Gabos -- Diseases of the hematopoietic system / Roger Cornwall and John P. Dormans -- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis / Dowain A. Wright -- Osteomyelitis and septic arthritis / Anthony A. Stans -- Bone and soft tissue tumors / Dempsey S. Springfield and Mark C. Gebhardt -- Cerebral palsy / Thomas S. Renshaw and Peter A. Deluca -- Myelomeningocele / Kenneth J. Noonan -- Other neuromuscular disorders / George H. Thompson and Frank R. Berenson -- Idiopathic scoliosis / Peter O. Newton and Dennis R. Wenger -- Congenital scoliosis / John B. Emans -- Kyphosis / William C. Warner, Jr. -- Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis / Scott J. Luhmann, Michael F. O'Brien, and Lawrence G. Lenke |
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The cervical spine / Randall T. Loder -- The upper limb / Peter M. Waters -- Developmental hip dysplasia and dislocation / Stuart L. Weinstein -- Legg-calvé-perthes syndrome / Stuart L. Weinstein -- Slipped capital femoral epiphysis / Robert M. Kay -- Other conditions of the hip / Matthew B. Dobbs and José A. Morcuende -- The lower extremity / Perry L. Schoenecker and Margaret M. Rich -- Leg-length discrepancy / Colin F. Moseley -- The foot / James R. Kasser -- The child with a limb deficiency / Raymond T. Morrissy, Brian J. Giavedoni, and Colleen Coulter-O'Berry -- Sports medicine in the growing child / R. Baxter Willis -- Management of fractures / Charles T. Price and John M. Flynn -- The role of the orthopaedic surgeon in diagnosing child abuse / Tom F. Novacheck |
| Summary |
Now in its updated Sixth Edition, this classic text remains a must-have for physicians and residents treating infants, children, or adolescents with orthopaedic problems. The foremost orthopaedists examine normal musculoskeletal development and the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of the entire range of abnormalities, with emphasis on evidence-based decision-making in treatment selection. Many of this edition's clinical chapters include pearls and pitfalls and a description of the author's approach. This edition also has more clinical photographs. Discussions of surgical procedures are cross-r |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Pediatric orthopedics.
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Orthopedics -- adolescent
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Orthopedics -- child
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Orthopedics -- infant
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Pediatric orthopedics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lovell, Wood W., 1915-2007
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Winter, Robert B., 1932-
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Morrissy, Raymond T.
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Weinstein, Stuart L.
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