Orthopedics Ready Reckoner (2° Éd.)

This second edition brings students fully up to date with the latest developments in the field of orthopaedics. Seven sections examine injuries and diseases in different parts of the body, discussing both surgical and non-surgical approaches to treatment.

Presented in a logical, step by step format, this useful handbook describes each condition, diagnosis techniques, clinical tests and options for management. More than 200 X-Ray pictures, images and illustrations enhance learning.

Key points

• Fully revised, new edition bringing students up to date with the latest developments in orthopaedics
• Discusses both surgical and non-surgical approaches to treatment
• Logical, step by step layout
• More than 200 images and illustrations
• Previous edition published in 2010

• Section 1: Trauma in General and Injuries of the Lower Limb
• Examination of Bone and Joint Injuries
• Open Fractures
• Fractures of the Pelvis
• Hip Dislocations
• Fractures of the Femoral Neck
• Intertrochanteric Femoral Fractures
• Subtrochanteric Femoral Fractures
• Fractures of Patella
• Tibial Plateau Fractures
• Ankle Injuries
• Tibial Pilon Fractures
• Talar Neck Fractures
• Calcaneal Fractures
• Tarsometatarsal (Lisfranc) Fracture Dislocation
• Jones Fracture
• Nonunion

• Section 2: Injuries of the Upper Limb
• Fractures of the Clavicle
• Shoulder Dislocations
• Proximal Humeral Fractures
• Supracondylar Fractures of the Humerus
• Fractures of the Lateral Condyle
• Elbow Dislocations
• Monteggia Fracture-Dislocation
• Essex-Lopresti Fracture-Dislocation
• Galeazzi Fracture-Dislocation
• Distal Radius Fractures
• Scaphoid Fractures
• Bennett and Rolando Fractures
• Physeal Injuries

• Section 3: Spine
• Spine: General Considerations
• Examination of Spinal Injuries
• Spinal Injuries, Classification and Management

• Section 4: Clinical Diagnosis of Peripheral Nerve and Brachial Plexus Injuries
  • Clinical Diagnosis of Peripheral Nerve and Brachial Plexus Injuries

• Section 5: Examination of a Bone Tumor
  • Examination of a Bone Tumor

• Section 6: Important Clinical Tests and Radiological Signs in Different Bone and Joint Pathologies
  • Important Clinical Tests and Radiological Signs in Different Bone and Joint Pathologies

• Section 7: Multiple Trauma
  • Multiple Trauma

R M Shenoy D Orth MS Orth
Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Yenepoya Medical College, Derlakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India