Lippincott's Primary Care Orthopaedics

4-StarsfromDoody'sReview:"Thisbookisextremelywelldone.Thematerialiseffectivelypresentedwithabundantcolorillustrations.Importantinformationandsuggestionsforprimarycarephysiciansarespoton,suchasobtainingastandingradiographforapatientsuspectedofhavingkneearthritis,amongothers.TheadvicetoavoidexcessiveorderingofMRIstudiesbythosenotplanningtoimplementtheresultsintheirtreatmentplanisagoodstrategyandamoneysaver.Ihighlyrecommendthisbooktoallprimarycarephysicianscaringforpatientswithmusculoskeletaldisorders.Itiscurrentlythebestworkonthistopicavailable."(EdwardAbraham,MD,UniversityofIllinoisatChicagoCollegeofMedicine,onbehalfofDoody'sReviewService).PartofthehighlyrespectedPrimaryCareSeries,this2ndeditionofLippincott'sPrimaryCareOrthopaedicsprovidesfamilypractitioners,internists,nursepractitioners,physicianassistantsandosteopathicandchiropracticphysicianswiththereferencesourcetheyneedtoconfidentlydiagnoseandtreatthemostcommonmusculoskeletalpatientinjuriesseeninanofficesetting.Thisfull-color,highlyillustratedvolumeisdesignedtodeliverthemostusefulinformationinaconsistentandeasy-to-referenceformat.Eachchapteropenswithaquicksynopsisoftheproblem,followedbytreatmentrecommendationsandclinicalpearls.Importantsectionslike"ClinicalPoints","NottobeMissed",and"WhentoRefer"arehighlightedtobetterguidethebusyphysicianinmakingtreatmentdecisions.Plus,thereisanonlinecompanionwebsitewithtext,images,patienthandoutsandvideosofexaminationandinjectionproceduressoyouhaveaccesstothecontentanytime.Itcontainsage-relateddifferentialdiagnosis.ItcontainsICD9codesforquickreference.Itisupdatedtoincludebothprimaryandsecondarylabinformation.Companionwebsiteprovidesaccesstofullysearchabletext,patienteducationhandouts,images,andvideoclips.Don'tmissothertitlesinthePrimaryCareSeries:Lippincott'sPrimaryCareMusculoskeletalRadiology;Lippincott'sPrimaryCareDermatology;andLippincott'sPrimaryCarePsychiatry.