Table of Contents

1. General principles of orthopaedic clinical examination Oghor Obakponovwe, Stanley Jones and Fazal Ali; 2. Examination of the shoulder Shantanu Shahane and David Limb; 3. Examination of the elbow Simon Booker, David Stanley and Amjid Ali; 4. Examination of the wrist Stephen Bostock and Meg Birks; 5. Examination of the hand Michael Gale and Joe Garcia; 6. Examination of the peripheral nerves in the hand and upper limb Kate Brown, L. Chris Bainbridge and John E.D. Wright; 7. Examination of the adult spine Antonia Isaacson, James Tomlinson and Neil Chiverton; 8. Examination of the hip Paul Banaszkiewicz and Ian Stockley; 9. Examination of the knee Jeevan Chandrasenan, Derek Bickerstaff and Fazal Ali; 10. Examination of the foot and ankle Jimmy Ng, Yulanda Myint and Nick Harris; 11. Examination of the brachial plexus Fazal Ali, Joe Garcia, Armughan Azhar and Simon Kay; 12. Orthopaedic examination techniques in children James A. Fernandes; 13. Examination of the spine in childhood A.L. Rex Michael and Ashley Cole; 14. Paediatric clinical cases Caroline M. Blakey, Shomari Webster-Prince and James A. Fernandes; 15. Spine clinical cases Daine Clarke, James A. Fernandes and Jonathan Clamp; 16. Upper limb clinical cases Simon Robinson, John E.D. Wright and Vijay Bhalaik; 17. Lower limb clinical cases Faiz Shivji, Thomas Kurien, Karen Robinson and Fazal Ali; 18. Orthopaedic cases in the developing world Charlene Chin See, Shashikanth Vokkaleri, Ravikumar Shankarlingegowda and Stanley Jones.

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A comprehensive and easy-to-read guide to clinically examining the musculoskeletal system for everyday practice and exam preparation.

About the Author

Fazal Ali FRCS (Tr & Orth) is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Chesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, and Sheffield Children's Hospital, Sheffield. He is also an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield, UK. Nick Harris FRCS (Tr & Orth) is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Spire Hospital, Leeds, and a Visiting Professor at Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.

Reviews

'This practical guide to the orthopedic physical examination is a very nice and comprehensive descriptive presentation of the broad spectrum of orthopedic, musculoskeletal examination.' Mark R. Hutchinson, Doody's Reviews