Description |
198 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm |
Series |
Systems of the body |
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Systems of the body.
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Contents |
1. Rheumatoid arthritis and the hand / Leslie Schrieber -- 2. Soft tissue rheumatic disease involving the shoulder and elbow / David H. Sonnabend -- 3. Nerve compression syndromes / Michael Tonkin -- 4. Back pain / Les Barnsley -- 5. Bone structure and function in normal and disease states / Philip Sambrook -- 6. Articular cartilage in health and disease / Lyn March -- 7. Crystal arthropathies and the ankle / Neil McGill -- 8. Disorders of skeletal muscle / Rodger Laurent -- 9. Autoimmunity and the musculoskeletal system / Peter Wong and Nicholas Manolios -- 10. Trauma and the musculoskeletal system / Andrew Ellis and Thomas Taylor -- 11. Infection and the musculoskeletal system / Sydney Nade |
Summary |
"In each chapter of The Musculoskeletal System a major disease is introduced by a clinical case. Explanation of the relevant anatomy, physiology and biochemistry follows so that the reader gains an integrated understanding of the basic science of the system and of its diseases and their treatment." "The Musculoskeletal System will be ideal for medical students, and also for students of other health professions taking system-based courses."--BOOK JACKET |
Notes |
Subtitle on cover "Basic science and clinical conditions" |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
"Ideal for medical students, and also for students of other health professions taking system-based courses."--BOOK JACKET |
Subject |
Musculoskeletal system -- Diseases.
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Musculoskeletal system.
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Musculoskeletal Diseases.
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Musculoskeletal System.
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Genre/Form |
Problems and Exercises.
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Author |
Sambrook, Philip.
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LC no. |
2001017070 |
ISBN |
0443070156 paperback |
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