Pediatric Musculoskeletal Physical Diagnosis: A Video-Enhanced Guide

Book excerpt: Musculoskeletal complaints represent a large percentage of cases seen by pediatricians, family physicians, and other first-line clinicians who work with children and adolescents. Pediatric Musculoskeletal Physical Diagnosis: A Video-Enhanced Guide helps health care practitioners arrive at an accurate diagnosis and determine the need for a referral. Written by leaders in pediatric orthopaedics, this practical guide is a comprehensive, multimedia resource covering the physical examination and the next steps to the diagnosis of disorders of the growing musculoskeletal system. Uses an easy-to-follow, consistent format that comprehensively covers physical diagnostic techniques for suspected pediatric and adolescent musculoskeletal disorders. Discusses relevant anatomy, patient history, and musculoskeletal physical diagnostic techniques, including diagnostic tests, treatments, and pearls and pitfalls. Provides access to procedural videos from Boston Children's Hospital that clearly demonstrate physical examination methods covered in the text. Enrich Your Ebook Reading Experience Read directly on your preferred device(s),such as computer, tablet, or smartphone. Easily convert to audiobook,powering your content with natural language text-to-speech.