Primary Orthopedic Care

Primary Orthopedic Care 2nd Edition offers the most practical approach to common orthopaedic disorders in the primary care setting. The table of contents is organized from upper to lower extremities and coverage begins with symptoms, not a diagnosis. Ten chapters cover nine major orthopaedic areas and injections for musculoskeletal disorders. Presentation and history are the most crucial diagnostic tools, and the text appropriately devotes a section to them in each orthopaedic area. In addition, anatomy and physiology, examination, diagnosis (including imaging modalities) and treatment are consistently covered in each region. An emphasis on differential diagnosis, with clear cautions when referral is warranted ("Red Flags"), make this a clear guide for nurse practitioners practicing in primary care.

The advanced practice provider needs specific skills in order to bill intra-articular corticosteroid injections, (previously in the domain of a primary care physician), and the book includes this important information. The advanced practice provider also treats recreational and sports injuries, and these injuries are addressed within each orthopaedic area.

A unique appendix entitled "Keys to Common Diagnoses" offers a quick signs & symptoms reference guide with corresponding text pages for further explanation. This information allows the practitioner to look up diagnoses when signs and symptoms are known instead of having to know the diagnosis before being able to locate the appropriate section.A unique appendix entitled Keys to Common Diagnoses assists in diagnosing the presenting orthopedic disorder with a quick "signs and symptoms" reference guide with corresponding text pages for further explanation.Red Flags boxes indicate when to refer a patient to a specialist.Each disorder is arranged to cover history, examination, diagnosis and treatment, and key recommendations for referral or consultation.Each orthopedic region includes descriptions of imaging studies (X-ray, MRI, CT and bone scans) and other evaluation modalities.A chapter on injections (chapter 10) describes indications, methods, medications and materials to use for corticosteroid and anesthetic injections.Brief anatomy and physiology reviews open each chapter.Content is organized from upper to lower extremities and includes spinal areas as well.More than 300 illustrations demonstrate techniques for diagnosis and orthopedic procedures.Includes Paget's disease and other metabolic bone disorders for the first time, plus a section on bone tumors (general clinical and radiographic characteristics of benign and malignant tumors) Additional clinical photos, including x-ray images, pathology photos, and braces/splints will highlight important findings that confirm diagnoses Expanded coverage of several topics: osteoporosis (in men, non-whites, testing/screening, vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, differential diagnosis), low back pain (spondylosis, spondylolisthesis, differential diagnosis, herniated nucleus pulposus, tumors), arthritis (rheumatoid disease, fibromyalgia), arm and elbow pathological abnormalities, evaluation and treatment sections (such as evaluation modalities/imaging studies for knee & leg soft tissue studies)