BookBenjamin Joseph, James Robb, Randall T. Loder, Ian Torode.
Summary: The book presents a problem-based, rational approach to the diagnosis of orthopaedic problems in children. It is divided into five sections based on the age at which specific problems may be encountered; the newborn, the neonate and infant, the toddler and the pre-school child, the child in the school-going age and the adolescent. The authors outline a systematic approach to arrive at a tentative diagnosis by asking relevant questions related to the presenting symptom and then performing a thorough clinical examination. They then suggest the most appropriate investigations to confirm the diagnosis. Each chapter deals with the common conditions that may lead to the problem; the rarer causes of the problem are listed at the end.
Contents:
The deformed hip
The deformed femur
The deformed knee
The bowed tibia
The deformed foot
The inverted foot
The everted foot
The deformed shoulder
The deformed elbow
The deformed wrist
The deformed spine
Anomalies of fingers or toes
Absence of digits of the hands or feet
Duplication of fingers
Duplication of toes
Deformities of the fingers or toes
Limb length inequality at birth
Abnormal body proportions or dwarfism evident at birth
Decreased movement of an upper or lower limb in the neonate
Deformities of the neck and limitation of movement of the neck
The child with multiple deformities
Acquired deformities of the knee
In-toeing gait and out-toeing gait
Toe walking
The flat foot
The child with a painless limp
The delayed walker
Deformities and limitation of movements of the shoulder girdle
Deformities and limitation of motion of the forearm
Deformities and limitation of movements of the wrist
Brittle bones and frequent fractures
The child with a painful limp
The painful hip
Short stature and altered body proportions
Gigantism
Acquired limb length inequality
The painful hip in adolescence
The painful knee in adolescence
The painful foot adolescence. .