The problem knee : diagnosis and management in the younger patient / / Malcolm Macnicol and Franky Steenbrugge

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778933503321
• Autore: Macnicol Malcolm F.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Hodder Arnold, , 2012
• ISBN: 0-429-16705-9; 1-283-44885-8; 9786613448859; 1-4441-5001-4
• Edizione: [3rd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (247 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): SteenbruggeFranky
• Disciplina: 617.582
• Soggetti: Knee - Wounds and injuries
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. The mechanism and presentation of injuries to the knee; 2. Methods of clinical examination; 3. Investigations; 4. Paediatric conditions; 5. Ligamentous injuries; 6. Meniscal lesions; 7. Patellofemoral problems; 8. Fractures around the knee; 9. Non-traumatic conditions; 10. Treatment of soft tissue injuries; Appendix I: Stages in recovery after injury; Appendix II: Assessment rating scales; Glossary
• Sommario/riassunto: A fully updated edition of the classic text on the knee, The Problem Knee, Third Edition is highly illustrated in colour and offers a fundamental approach to dealing with soft-tissue and skeletal disorders of the knee. The book focuses on younger patients, rather than degenerative conditions, covering both injuries and congenital abnormalites.The crucial skills of accurate history-taking, clinical examination, investigation and modern surgical management are the focus throughout. From this framework, the latest techniques in imaging and arthroscopic procedures, rehab